WH 3912

Siglum
WH 3912
Transliteration
l {{ʿ}}{{s¹}}{{l}}{{y}} b{{n}} {{n}}{{n}} {{b}}{{n}} {{n}}{{b}}{{q}} h- s¹{{ḥ}}{{l}}{{y}} {{w}} {{h-}} {{n}}{{q}}tn
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Translation
By {S¹ly} {son of} {Nn} {son of} {Nbq} the{ S¹ḥlite} {and} {these} {two} {she-camels}.
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH 3912.1: l s¹ry bn nn bn bq{ʾ} WH 3912.2: s¹ḥly gh{d}t
Commentary
The letters of the inscription have been joined, see Macdonald 1989: 66–67, 74, 80 (from which the explanatory tracing shown here is taken).

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

  • [MCS] Macdonald, M.C.A. Cursive Safaitic Inscriptions? A Preliminary Investigation. Pages 62-81 in M.M. Ibrahim (ed.), Arabian Studies in Honour of Mahmoud Ghul: Symposium at Yarmouk University December 8-11, 1984. (Yarmouk University Publications: Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology Series, 2). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1989.
  • [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
Ǧabal Qarmah, WH Cairn 50, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0014883
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