BES20 50

Siglum
BES20 50
Transliteration
{l} ʾṯʿ{l} bn lḥyt
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Translation
{By} {ʾṯʿl} son of Lḥyt
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
{l}: The apparent lam auctoris is much shorter than one would expect and looks like a n. Next to the l, outside of the cartouche, are what appear to be a hammered n and a t. Given that they are outside of the cartouche and of a different method of carving to the inscription, one would argue that they are extraneous marks. ʾṯʿ{l}: There seems to be a small semicircle in the middle of the l that makes it look like a long d. The y of lḥyt is touching a b from BES20 51.

Associated Signs
Lightly scratched cartouche
Associated Inscriptions
BES20 45–49, 51

  • [BES20] 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
Old OCIANA ID
#0057101
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'BES20 50.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/23378. Accessed: 05 Jul, 2025.