BES19s 18

Text Information

Siglum
BES19s 18
Transliteration
---- h- {d}m{y}t
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Translation
---- this {image}
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Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The upper half of the inscription is badly effaced. An m and possibly an r are apparent, forming the final two letters of a personal name. The inscription is a signature associated with the oryx being chased by dogs, and so the substantive should be corrected from dmʾt to dmyt, which is the common way of referring to rock art.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Vertical

Associated Drawings
An oryx being pursued by dogs (?)
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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
Drawing of a wild animal
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Updated 02 Dec, 2024 by Ahmad Al-Jallad