BES17 1326

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BES17 1326
Transliteration
l s²rk bn ms²dt bn ṣyḥ w ḫrṣ ʿl- ʾḫ -h b- ḥmt mʿ- ʾl ʾs²r f h lt w ds²r ʾlh nbṭ qbll s¹lm
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By S²rk son of Ms²dt son of Ṣyḥ and he worried for his brother (who was at) Ḥmt with the lineage group of ʾs²r so, O Lt and Ds²r, god of the Nabataeans, let there be a safe reunion
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary

ds²r ʾlh nbṭ: The deity Dusares is explicitly associated with the Nabataeans again in ASWG 1, where he is said to be 'from Petra' mn-rqm. It is possible to take nbṭ as a collective noun referring to the Nabataeans or a toponym, Nabataea. 

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES17 team

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Spiral inwards

  • [BES17] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2017 and published here
Site
al-Hafīt area, north-west of Al-Ruwayšid, Jordan
Date Found
2017
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Watch (keeping), Place-name, Deity, Outside peoples, Prayer
Old OCIANA ID
#0055263
Updated 09 Aug, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'BES17 1326,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 09 Aug, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/1040. Accessed: 28 Oct, 2026.