BES20 147
Text Information
- Siglum
- BES20 147
- Transliteration
-
l s²ḥl bn tm bn mfn{y} bn nʿmn bn whb bn s¹b w ḫrṣ h- ks²d f hy lh fṣy w rwḥ w nqʾt l- ḏ yʿwr h- s¹fr
OCIANA
- Translation
-
By S²ḥl son of Tm son of {Mfny} son of Nʿmn son of Whb son of S¹b and he was on the lookout for the Chaldaeans and so O Lh deliver [him] and send the winds and [inflict] ejection from the grave upon him who would efface this inscription
OCIANA
- Language and Script
- Safaitic
Interpretation
- Commentary
- mfn{y}: The top of the final letter is covered by damage. One can see a slightly curved long stem. There is a much thinner and more lightly scratched line between the n and the {y} of mfny.
- 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
- Subjects
- Curse, Genealogy, Group (in the narrative), Isolated Prayer, Watch (keeping)
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0057200
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Updated
16 Sep, 2024
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OCIANA
Cite this Site
OCIANA. 'BES20 147.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/23476. Accessed: 07 Jul, 2025.