BES19s 20
Text Information
- Siglum
- BES19s 20
- Transliteration
-
l nġft bn hrm h- bkrt
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- Translation
-
This she-camel is by Nġft son of Hrm
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- Language and Script
- Safaitic 1
Interpretation
- Commentary
- The panel contains a drawing of a she-camel, carved by the author of the present inscription, and a drawing of what seems to be a supernatural creature. See Al-Jallad (2022a: 85-86) for a discussion of this panel.
- Editio Princeps
- Ahmad Al-Jallad
- Technique
- Hammered
- Direction of Script
- Curving
- Al-Jallad, A. The religion and rituals of the nomads of pre-Islamic Arabia: A reconstruction based on the Safaitic inscriptions. (Ancient Languages and Civilizations, 1). Leiden: Brill, 2022a.
- Site
- Wādī Ruʿaylah, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
- Date Found
- June 16, 2019
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subjects
- Drawing, Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
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Updated
06 Dec, 2024
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Ahmad Al-Jallad