WH 3916

Text Information

Siglum
WH 3916
Transliteration
l ḥ{{l}}{{y}} {{b}}{{n}} {{ḥ}}b{q} b{{n}} {g}{y}
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Translation
By {Ḥly} {son of} {Ḥbq} {son of} {Gy}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: l ḥrṯ bn ḥbq bn gl for l ḥ{{l}}{{y}} {{b}}{{n}} {{ḥ}}b{q} b{{n}} {g}{y}
Commentary
Several letters have been tampered with. It looks as though the second and third letters of the first name have been changed from l y into r ṯ. The b's of both bns have been made to look like s¹s and the b and n of the first bn have been joined together while the n of the second has been turned into a t. The q has been almost entirely obliterated while the last two letters seem to have been turned from g y into w d.

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Associated Signs
Cartouche
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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
#0014887
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA