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WH 2640

Siglum
WH 2640
Transliteration
l {b}hʾ bn ḫz{b} bn ----
Translation
By {Bhʾ} son of H̲z{b} son of ----

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 2640: bhʾ for {b}hʾ; ḫzr for ḫz{b}
Commentary
WH read first letter of the first name and the last letter of the patronym as b and r respectively. However, they have the same shape and so we have read them both as b, even though they are much larger the b in both examples of bn.

Provenance
WH Cairn 34 and this inscription were rediscovered and photographed by the Badia Epigraphic Survey in 2018 and the co-ordinates given are exact.
Original Reading Credit
OCIANA
Original Translation Credit
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched

Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978.
  • Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2018 and published here
Site
Wādī al-Ġuṣayn Cairn 34, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0013537
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