BES20 182

Interpretation

Commentary: The first name sof the inscription are covered by heavy abrasion so cannot be read. A vertical line is visible before bn, which has been read as a n Following the t of s²mt, there is a letter that looks very much like a r, which has been read as the lām auctoris of BES20 182.1. It is possible that this letter is a b, even though it is a different shape to the other b's in the inscription. Above the {s¹} of {s¹}mdʾl there is a line that could be a n that was inserted above the inscription, if the author forgot to write the letter and added it later. If this were the case, BES20 182.1 would be read as a continuation of this inscription. Nevertheless, this seems the least likely of the two interpretations.

Associated Inscriptions

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