BES20 359

Siglum
BES20 359
Transliteration
---- {s²}rk bn ʾḥlm bn qnʾl bn qḥs² bn ḥḍg bn s¹wr w wgd ʾ----
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By S²rk son of ʾḥlm ----{s²rk} son of ʾḥlm son of Qnʾl son of Qḥs² son of Ḥḍg son of S¹wr and he found ʾ----
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary
The part of the stone bearing the first letter visible has almost entirely broken away. Nevertheless, the letter is almost certainly s², given that the genealogy has been attested previously (RSIS 30, 67; C 1685; RSIS 41). The end of the inscription cannot be read due to abrasion on the stone. It seems likely that the author is saying they found the inscription of someone, perhaps by qḥs² bn ḥḍg, his ancestor, which is on the same stone (BES20 360). Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Associated Inscriptions

  • [BES20] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
Site
Wādī Mismā al-Sharqī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
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Bloomfield, Josef. 'BES20 359.' OCIANA. 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44286. Accessed: 29 Aug, 2025.