BES20 94

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Siglum: BES20 94
Transliteration: l {ḃ}{n}t bn qḥs² bn ḥrs²n bn khl bn ḥrs²n bn qḥs² bn ḥḍg bn s¹wr
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Translation: By {ḃ}{n}t son of Qḥs² son of Ḥrs²n son of Khl son of Ḥrs²n son of Qḥs² son of Ḥḍg son of S¹wr
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Language and Script: Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary: {ḃ}{n}t: The first two letters of the name are very faint on the stone but can be read on the enhanced negative photograph. The fourth name is Khl, as found in the same genealogy in Al-Namārah.H 6, C 1833, C 4096, Is.Mu 413, KRS 339, 441, 1344, LP 352, and especially SIJ 541. The n of the preceding bn is accidentally joined to the k and the lower half of the cross bar at the top of the k is more lightly carved than the rest of the letter. The g of the penultimate name is joined to the preceding letter, but this is presumably accidental.

[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

Updated 15 Apr, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

OCIANA,. 'BES20 94.' OCIANA. 15 Apr, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/23422. Accessed: 12 Jul, 2025.