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BES15 171

Text Information

Siglum
BES15 171
Transliteration
l mṭr bn s²hyt bn ḥg bn mṭr bn ḥg bn s²bḥr bn grmʾl bn ʿbṭ bn ʿzhm bn mrʾ bn ʿrs¹ bn rġs¹ bn ʿwḏ bn whbʾl w h lt mḥlt l- ḏ- yʿwr h- tll w ġnmt l- ḏ- dʿy
Translation
By Mṭr son of S²hyt son of Ḥg son of Mṭr son of Ḥg son of S²bḥr son of Grmʾl son of ʿbṭ son of ʿzhm son of Mrʾ son of ʿrs¹ son of Rġs¹ son of ʿwḏ son of Whbʾl, and o Lt, [grant] dearth to him who defaces the words and [grant] spoil to he who leaves [them alone].

Interpretation

Commentary
The author carved a ḍ (for ḍf ??) as the first letter of the penultimate name and then hammered it over and carved ʾwḏ.

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  • Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2015 and published here
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2015
Current Location
In situ
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0038840
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