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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

BES20 153

Siglum
BES20 153
Transliteration
---- ṣyr {ʿ}m w ʿlw s¹n{t}n
Translation
---- {he returned to permanent water} {for a year} and went up [to higher ground] {for two years}

Interpretation

Commentary
The part of the stone bearing the first part of inscription has broken off and the interpretation here is offered tentatively. {ʿ}m: The first letter appears very much like a w. Upon close inspection, the apparent left hand side of the circle could actually be unrelated marks on the stone. This would lead to the interpretation of the letter as a ʿ.

  • 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
Time, Topographic features, Transhumance
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0057206
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