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BES20 83

Siglum
BES20 83
Transliteration
l nhb bn ġṯ {b}{n} {ṣ}yd
Translation
By Nhb {son of} Ġṯ son of {Ṣyd}

Interpretation

Commentary
{b}{n}: Neither letter is very clear on the stone, but bn is the only possible reading. {s}yd: The first letter looks more like a y with an accidental horizontal line across it, but it must be a ṣ, as the author's name follows an alternating naming system between father and son that is seen in BES20 81 and 82. The author's father is on the same stone (BES20 81).

Associated Inscriptions
BES20 81–83

  • 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
#0057134
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