BES20 197

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 197
Transliteration
l nhlṣt bn ḥnʾl bn mlk w ḥll
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Translation
By Nhlṣt son of Ḥnʾl son of Mlk and he camped
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The name nhlṣt is previously unattested but clear on the stone. There is a curve resembling a b following ḥll. The curve seems to be part of the rear leg of a drawing of an animal, rather than a continuation of the inscription.

Associated Drawings
Horse with rider. The horse's mane is represented with horizontal lines, as well as hair on the front of the animal's neck/chest. The rider is holding a long spear. The seems to be touching a simple line drawing of an animal. To the right of the horse, there is a line drawing of the head and neck of an equid. There is a rectangular shape with short lines radiating from it that covers the rider's body and the back of the horse. This is possibly a riding cloth, complete with tassels.
Associated Inscriptions
BES20 193–196, 198–201

  • [BES20] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Camping, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0057260
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA