OCIANA
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

BES20 RD 1

Siglum
BES20 RD 1

Interpretation

Commentary
Line drawing of camel with large hump. It is difficult to determine the position of the tail and therefore whether it is male or female. One would expect the tail to be longer if it was intended to hang down, so it is probably the curled up tail of a female.

  • 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
Drawing of a domestic animal, Rock Drawing Only
Old OCIANA ID
#0057046
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