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Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Ancient North Arabia

BES20 179

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 179
Transliteration
l n{w}{r} {b}{n} {ʿ}{t}----
Translation
By {Nwr} {son of} {ʿt----}

Interpretation

Commentary
The second letter of the name seems to have a line through the centre, so is most likely a w. Directly below the inscription towards the bottom right hand edge of the stone, there are possible very faint letters that are part of this inscription.

Associated Inscriptions
BES20 176–178, 180

  • 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
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0057232
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