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BES20 8

Siglum
BES20 8
Transliteration
l ʾ{d}ʿgt bn ḥr w hy lt flṭ m- ẓlm
Translation
By {ʾdʿgt} son of Ḥr and O Lt [grant] deliverance from oppression

Interpretation

Commentary
ʾ{d}ʿgt: The d has a side stroke that makes it resemble a h. hy: Vocative particle, less common than h. Often used with the deities Lt, Lh, and ʾlt. See Al-Jallad 2015: 158–59.

  • Al-Jallad, A.M. An Outline of the Grammar of the Safaitic Inscriptions. (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 80). Leiden: Brill, 2015.
  • Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
Site
Wādī al-Mismā al-Šarqī, c. 52 km north-west of Al-Ruwayšid, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
Current Location
in situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0057042
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