BES20 185

Interpretation

Commentary: qṭʿ{l}: The final letter looks like a l and is slightly curved like the lām auctoris and the l of hgml. The name qṭʿl has only been found twice before (BES20 11; Is.Mu 263), whereas the name qṭʿn is much more common. Additionally, the name qṭʿn has been found as the son of hgml twenty times previously. Is.Mu 263 does record a qṭʿl bn hgml. It would be impossible to know whether these refer to the same person based upon only two members in the genealogy. Given the shape and size of the letter, a reading of l has been given, but a reading of n is possible.

Associated Inscriptions

[BES20] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
[Is.Mu] Inscriptions recorded at al-ʿĪsāwī by Muna Al-Muʾazzin, on the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme, 1995–2002, and published here.

Site: Wādī al-Mismā al-Šarqī, c. 52 km north-west of Al-Ruwayšid, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA