BES19s 37.2

Text Information

Siglum
BES19s 37.2
Transliteration
l yʾs¹ bn ḥrb bn ʿgl
Salma Albezreh
Translation
By Yʾs¹ son of Ḥrb son of ʿgl
Salma Albezreh
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

The final name was written originally as ʿl then the author inserted a g above the ʿ to correct the spelling, producing the name ʿgl. The text appears to be surrounded by a cartouche but it does not enclose the entire inscription as it excludes the final letter. It is, therefore, possible that it was added by a later hand; the reasons for doing so are not evident. Likewise, the two pairs of seven lines may not be related to the text either, but added later by a well-wishing passerby. 

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES19s team

Technique
incision
Direction of Script
vertical

Associated Signs
five thick lines and two sets of seven lines in a cartouche
Associated Inscriptions

  • [BES19s] Inscriptions recorded during the summer season of the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2019
Site
Firʿ Wādī al-Ḫuḍarī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
June 2019
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
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Updated 18 Jan, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad