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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

Philby Saf 4

Text Information

Siglum
Philby Saf 4
Transliteration
l hḏr bn ʿqr----
Translation
By Hḏr son of ʿqr----

Interpretation

Commentary
From a photograph published in The geographical Journal 62 No. 4, 1923 on the plate opposite p. 253, with the caption "Safaitic inscriptions at Harrat". There is no mention of them in the text of the article. To the right of both camels.

Provenance
Wādī Ruʿeila ? [It is not clear where this provenance comes from]

Technique
Incised

Associated Drawings
One male and one female camel, and an unidentifiable animal

  • Philby, H.S.J.B. Jauf and the North Arabian Desert. Geographical Journal 62, 1923: 241-259.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0038320
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