BES19s 28

Text Information

Siglum
BES19s 28
Transliteration
l s² ---- bn ḥll bn m{r} bn ʾftl bn rfʾt h- ḫṭṭ w h ʾlt ʿwr ḏ yʿwr h- s¹fr
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Translation
By ---- son of Ḥll These carvings are by S²---- son of Ḥll son of {Mr} son of ʾftl son of Rfʾt and, O ʾlt, blind him who would efface this writing
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Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary
This text is on another face of the rock bearing inscriptions BES19s 29-31, and has been partially effaced. The text appears to be connected to the the rock drawing of a mounted rider spearing an oryx.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving boustrophedon

Associated Drawings
Hunting scene: a mounted rider spearing an oryx
Associated Inscriptions

  • [BES19s] Inscriptions recorded during the summer season of the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2019
Site
Naqʿat al-Ḫuḍarī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Curse, Drawing, Genealogy
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Updated 12 Dec, 2024 by Ahmad Al-Jallad