WH 2640

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

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.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • [BES18] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2018 and published here
  • [WH] Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978.
Site
Wādī al-Ġuṣayn Cairn 34, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0013537
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'WH 2640.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/8014. Accessed: 07 Jun, 2025.