WGLR 3

Text Information

Siglum
WGLR 3
Alternative Sigla
C 4681
Transliteration
l ḫlṣ bn gʿl bn mṭr w bny h- ẓlt s¹nt gr{ṣ} h- bġy{t} l- h- rḥbt f lt s¹lm w ʿwr l- ḏ yʿwr
OCIANA
Translation
By Ḫlṣ son of Gʿl son of Mṭr and he built the {small shelter?} {the year} the Arabs of Bġyt were {at} this Raḥabah, so Lt, may he be secure, but may he who would efface go blind.
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
This text is lightly incised and runs boustrophedon. There is no sign of a raḥaba near this inscription, but the Ruḥba is not far away. Gr gāra to give protection or to be allied, or make common cause, with. Bġy = ẓlm and to tyranise.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0036004
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA,. 'WGLR 3.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/40904. Accessed: 16 Jul, 2025.