BES20 129

Interpretation

Commentary: b{n}: The n and the following letter form a shape that very much looks like a s¹. {ġ}w{ʾ}: The first letter is touching the n of bn. It is a straight line with a slight curve on one end. This could read as a ġ or a l. The final letter is very difficult to make sense of. The shape resembles a ẖ with a y written over the top. Upon closer inspection, it seems that the letter consists of a ʾ with a curving backwards S-shape touching the letter on the right. The name ġwʾ would be unattested. b{l}{l}: The final letter seems to curve lightly, resembling a r. The two final letters seem to have been altered by the addition of round hammered patches.

Associated Inscriptions

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