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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

BES20 171

Siglum
BES20 171
Transliteration
l frʾ bn ẓnn bn ʾlwhb bn ʿbṭ h- bkrt
Translation
By Frʾ son of Ẓnn son of ʾlwhb son of ʿbṭ is the [drawing of a] young she-camel

Interpretation

Associated Drawings
She-camel (bkrt) with rider. The rider is holding a guiding stick in one hand and a bow and arrow in the other. A small shield is attached to the rider's arm. He sits on the camel's hump but no saddle is visible. The camel's tail is curled upwards and the hairs are visible.

  • 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
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0057224
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