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BES20 222

Siglum
BES20 222
Transliteration
l rb b{n} hms¹k
Translation
By Rb {son of} Hms¹k

Interpretation

Commentary
The apparent n of bn has a line running through it horizontally. If one were to read this as a t, the author would be female. Upon close inspection of the letter, the horizontal line appears much thicker and probably deeper than the vertical line. Due to this, a reading of bn has been given. It is possible that the horizontal line is vandalism. The short vertical line after m has been treated as an extraneous mark.

  • Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
Site
Wādī Mismā al-šarqī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0057287
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