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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

BES20 47

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 47
Transliteration
l ḥn bn ʾr bn mlk
Translation
By Ḥn son of ʾr son of Mlk

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription has been carved over a previous one which was incised in thin letters. The author has covered up the majority of the earlier inscription, but has made use of the earlier n for the first bn. It is not possible to read the earlier inscription, except for the lam auctoris which is under the ḥ of the later inscription. There are one or two letters under the ʾr of the second name and a final letter under the m of the third name.

Associated Signs
Cartouche
Associated Inscriptions
BES20 45–46, 48–51

  • 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
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0057097
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