BES19s 26

Text Information

Siglum
BES19s 26
Transliteration
l ʿz bn ʾbg{l}
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Translation
By ʿz son of {ʾbgl}
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Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The final name, ʾbgl, is attested only once, in KRS 2235. It is tempting to read the final glyph as an r, producing the common named ʾbgr, but in this case we must appeal to a spelling error on the part of the author.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Left to right

Associated Inscriptions

  • [BES19s] Inscriptions recorded during the summer season of the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2019
  • [KRS] Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King on the Basalt Desert Rescue Survey in north-eastern Jordan in 1989 and published here
Site
Wādī Ruʿaylah, Jordan
Date Found
June 16, 2019
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
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Updated 06 Dec, 2024 by Ahmad Al-Jallad