BES20 256

Siglum
BES20 256
Transliteration
{l} rb{ʿ} bn krfs¹ bn ḥy bn {ʾ}lh
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Translation
{By} {Rbʿ} son of Krfs¹ son of Ḥy son of {ʾlh}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
{l}: There seems to be an extraneous vertical line to the right of the lām auctoris. rb{ʿ}: The final ʿ is unclear in the photographs. Nevertheless, there is almost certainly a letter in the space between the b of rb{ʿ} and the b of bn. This could only be a ʿ. {ʾ}lh: The fork at the 'top' of the first letter is faintly visible in the photographs. The 'bottom' of the letter initially appears to have a look (like a ṣ), but the name ṣlh seems much less likely that the common ʾlh. The line that appears to connect the fork at the bottom of the letter seems to be connected to a patch of damaged stone below it. The genealogy ḍf bn rbʿ bn krfs¹ bn ḥy is attested in C 3016.

  • [BES20] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
  • [C] [Inscriptions in Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum Pars V].
Site
Wādī Mismā al-šarqī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0057490
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'BES20 256.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/26892. Accessed: 18 Jun, 2025.