BES20 308

Siglum
BES20 308
Transliteration
{l} {ʾ}{n}---- {b}{n} {l}{h}yn bn nl bn ḥwr w ṣyr b- h- nʿm f hy lt {s¹}lm w rwḥ w ʿwr ḏ- yʿwr
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By ʾn---- son of Lhyn {By} {ʾn}---- {son of} {Lhyn} son of Nl son of Ḥwr and he returned to a place of water with the livestock and so O Lt [grant] {security} and a change of circumstance and blind he who would efface [this inscription]
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

The beginning of the inscription is obscured by lichen on the stone.

Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Associated Signs
cartouche
Associated Drawings
seven dots
Associated Inscriptions

  • [BES20] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
Site
Wādī Mismā al-šarqī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
Subjects
Genealogy, Movement, Prayer, Watering
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Updated 11 Jul, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Bloomfield, Josef. 'BES20 308.' OCIANA. 11 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44235. Accessed: 14 Aug, 2025.