BES20 370

Siglum
BES20 370
Transliteration
l bhs² bn ʾklm bn wd bn ʿqrb w rʿy h- ḍʾn s¹{n}t {n}{g}{y} qdm w qnṯ zm{l}t f h gdḍf w s²ʿhqm s¹lm w mgdt w ġnmt l- ḏ- dʿy
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By Bhs² son of ʾklm son of Wd son of ʿqrb and he pastured the sheep {the year} Qdm fled [or was appointed] and he feared {Zmlt} and so Gdḍf and S²ʿhqm [grant] security and spoil to he who reads [this] aloud
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary
The middle section of the inscription is very difficult and the reading is presented here very tentatively. On s¹{n}t {n}{g}{y} qdm there is another inscription (C 781) dated to s¹nt n{g}y qdm bn ʿmm hdy “the year Qdm son of ʿmm was {appointed commander” which might refer to the same event. Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

  • [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 370.' OCIANA. 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44297. Accessed: 21 Sep, 2025.