BES17 1049

Text Information

Siglum
BES17 1049
Transliteration
l {m}dn {b}{n} ġlm {b}{n} dn{s²}y
OCIANA
Translation
By {Mdn} {son of} Ġlm {son of} {Dns²y}
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary

Several of the letters have been hammered over. The text appears to have been carved left-to-right in three parts: the lām auctoris and first name [space] bn + second name [below this] bn + third name. Dns²y has not been found before in Ancient North Arabian.

Michael C.A. Macdonald

Technique
chiselled
Direction of Script
left to right

  • [BES17] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2017 and published here
Site
Wādī Salḥūb, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0054985
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Updated 06 Sep, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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Macdonald, Michael C.A. and OCIANA. 'BES17 1049.' OCIANA. 06 Sep, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/27619. Accessed: 04 Oct, 2025.