BES20 411

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 411
Transliteration
l ḥ{k}m bn ʿw{ḏ}t
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By {Ḥkm} son of {ʾwḏt}
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription is difficult to read in the photographs as it is slightly blurred. It seems that the second letter of the author’s name is a k, with a short diagonal line coming from the left of the letter. The penultimate letter of the inscription seems to be a ḏ, with a long vertical stem and two diagonal lines forming the fork. Nevertheless, the diagonal lines continue further than one would typically expect, making the letter appear like a ḫ with a central vertical line. Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Associated Signs
Cartouche
Associated Drawings
Seven lines
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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Updated 02 Jul, 2025 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

Bloomfield, Josef. 'BES20 411.' OCIANA. 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44338. Accessed: 14 Aug, 2025.