BES17 33

Siglum
BES17 33
Transliteration
l hbt bn gd bn {ḏ}r {w} dṯʾ {ʿ}m ḫs¹f
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Translation
By Hbt son of Gd son of {Ḏr} {and} he spent the season of the later rains [in] {a year} of hunger
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
In Arabic ḫasf can mean "leanness, hunger", see bāta fulānun al-ḫasfa "Such a one passed the night hungry" (Lane 738c–739a).
Site
Wādī Suwayʿid, Al-Ḍuwaylah area, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Old OCIANA ID
#0053966
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA