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BES15 194

Siglum
BES15 194
Transliteration
l s¹ʾr bn ʾ----ʿm----bn qʿṣn w ḥḍr b- rḥbt ḫrm f ʾs²rq b- ʾbl l- mdbr
Translation
By S¹ʾr son of {ʾ----ʿm} ---- son of Qʿṣn and he stayed by permanent water in a torrent bed in the Ruḥbah and then migrated to the inner desert with some camels

Interpretation

Commentary
For the translation of ḫrm compare Classical Arabic ḫarm "a bed trenched by a torrent" (Lane 730c). The Ruḥbah (see Macdonald 1992: 24–25), does indeed have south "trenches" since it receives the flash floods from both the Wādī al-Shām and the Wādī al-Gharz.

Associated Drawings
An outline camel on the same face as BPWS 196–199 and 202
Associated Inscriptions
BES15 196–199 and 202 are on the same face of the same stone, 200_201 are on one adjacent face, 203 on another, and 204–206 on yet another.

  • Macdonald, M.C.A. North Arabian Epigraphic Notes I. Arabian archaeology and epigraphy 3, 1992: 23-43.
  • Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2015
Current Location
In situ
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0038866
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