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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

BES20 92

Siglum
BES20 92
Transliteration
---- bn whb w wgd ʾṯr gs² -h f ngʿ
Translation
---- son of Whb and he found the traces of his troop and so he grieved in pain

Interpretation

Commentary
bn whb: The inscription probably starts on another side of the stone that is not shown in the photographs. It would be unlikely for an inscription to start without the usual lam auctoris and author name.

  • 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
Finding inscription(s), Genealogy, Grieving, Grieving for a group
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0057143
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