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BES20 172

Siglum
BES20 172
Transliteration
l nʿmy b{n} s¹ʿd bn mḏy bn wqr w h lt s¹lm
Translation
By Nʿmy son of S¹ʿd son of Mḏy son of Wqr and O Lt [grant] security

Interpretation

Commentary
This genealogy has previously been found in KRS 1451. The author of this inscription seems to be the grandfather of the author of BES20 173, which is on the same stone.

Associated Inscriptions

  • Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King on the Basalt Desert Rescue Survey in north-eastern Jordan in 1989 and published here
  • 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
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0057225
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