BES20 57

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 57
Transliteration
l ʾʾ{s¹}{d} bn s¹qm
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Translation
By {ʾʾs¹d} son of S¹qm
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
ʾʾ{s¹}{d}: The two final letters of the name are obscured by very thinly incised lines forming an oval (making the d look like a q) and running across the s¹. There are also other thin lines below the oval. However, the s¹ and the d themselves are carved in thicker lines and so can be made out with little difficulty. It seems that the author of this inscription is the brother of BES20 54, each having a variation on the name ʾs¹d.

Associated Signs
Scratched partial cartouche
Associated Inscriptions
BES20 54–56

  • [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
#0057108
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'BES20 57.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/23385. Accessed: 04 Jul, 2025.