BES20 77

Siglum: BES20 77
Transliteration: l bḥrs¹h bn ddʾl h- bkrt w h rḍw flṭ-h m- b{r}{k}t s¹nt yrd-h
Translation: By Bḥrs¹h son of Ddʾl is the she-camel and O Rḍw deliver him by means of {Brkt} the year he will be going to water there

Interpretation

Commentary: m-: The preposition m- seems to, in certain situations, refer to the means by which the deliverance is done. For example, Al-Jallad and Jaworska (2019) translate C 5108 as "O ʾlt, deliver him by means of fertile land" (h ʾlt flṭ-h mnʿḏʾt). b{r}{k}t: The r seems to have been altered by the addition of a middle line and the k changed by the addition of a curved flourish to the horizontal line to the left and the corner on the right. Following Macdonald 1992: 27–30, Brkt 'was an important area in the seasonal migrations of the nomads who wrote the Safaitic inscriptions', probably the the permanent lake at Qaṣr Burqūʿ. yrd-h: Preposition form of wrd, taking a direct object (-h) referring to Brkt.

Associated Signs: Cartouche: The author seems to have already drawn the cartouche before the inscription, as he had to extend it to include the part of the inscription following brkt
Associated Drawings: She-camel (bkrt) referred to in inscription

Macdonald, M.C.A. North Arabian Epigraphic Notes I. Arabian archaeology and epigraphy 3, 1992: 23-43.
Al-Jallad, A. & Jaworska, K.A. Dictionary and Grammar of the Safaitic Inscriptions. Volume I: Dictionary. Leiden: Brill, 2019
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, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Movement, Place-name, Topographic features
Script: Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID: #0057128
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