BES19s 21

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BES19s 21
Transliteration
[l] [m]ṭr bn ṣbḥ ḏ- ʾl
mṭr
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Translation
[By] [Mṭr] son of Ṣbḥ of the lineage of Mṭr
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Language and Script
Safaitic 3

Interpretation

Commentary
There are light scratches before the inscription that can be construed as the letters z and y but they do not form anything meaningful. There are also scratches before the lineage name mṭr on the second line but these do not appear to be writing.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Lightly scratched
Direction of Script
Parallel lines

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
Subjects
Genealogy, Lineage (ancestor)
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Updated 06 Dec, 2024 by Ahmad Al-Jallad