BES19s 3

Text Information

Siglum
BES19s 3
Alternative Sigla
OAM2 Saf 1
Transliteration
l mṭr bn ṣbḥ ḏ- ʾl ṣbḥ ʾl mṭr
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Translation
By Mṭr son of Ṣbḥ of the lineage of Ṣbḥ, [of] the
lineage of Mṭr
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Language and Script
Safaitic 3

Interpretation

Commentary
This text is part of partial bilingual inscription, BES19s Grk 1. For a full discussion of its cultural context, see Al-Jallad and Al-Manaser 2024: 572-577.

Editio Princeps
Al-Jallad and Al-Manaser 2022

Special Letter Forms
Spiral r
Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Left to right

Associated Inscriptions

  • [OAM2] Al-Jallad, A. & Al-Manaser, A. Old Arabic Minutiae II: Greek-Safaitic Bilinguals and Language Contact in the Syro-Arabian Ḥarrah. Arabica 69, 2022: 567-590 pp 527-577 Plate 4
  • [BES19s] Inscriptions recorded during the summer season of the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2019
Site
Wādī Ruʿaylah, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
June 16, 2019
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Lineage
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Updated 02 Dec, 2024 by Ahmad Al-Jallad