BES20 144

Siglum
BES20 144
Transliteration
l {ʿ}zhm bn bʿqmh
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Translation
By {ʿzhm} son of Bʿqmh
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
{ʿ}zhm: The first letter seems to have been altered with the addition of a vertical line, making the letter look like a y. Between the b and n of bn there is a short diagonal line. This has been read as an extraneous mark. The name bʿqmh has been found twice before (HaNSB 66, AAEK 242).

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Associated Drawings
There seems to be a drawing of an animal above the inscription, but its head is covered by damage.Based on the body shape and tail, it is probably an gazelle, ibex, or oryx.
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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
Date Found
2020
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0057197
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA,. 'BES20 144.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/23473. Accessed: 17 Sep, 2025.