BES20 592

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Siglum
BES20 592
Transliteration
ṯ rh ḅn mʿgs¹kḥm{l}ḏrtfġʾṣl{n}ḫ ys²wẓ{h}{d/y}ṭ{ḍ}
Michael C.A. Macdonald
Translation
ṯ rh ḅn mʿgs¹kḥm{l}ḏrtfġʾṣl{n}ḫ ys²wẓ{h}{d/y}ṭ{ḍ}
Michael C.A. Macdonald
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

The inscription does not seem to follow a particular pattern and may be a writing exercise, in which the author was practising writing letters. The reading starts with the letter at the top and leaves spaces between the groups of letters.

Josef Bloomfield & Michael C.A. Macdonald

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Various

  • [BES20] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
Site
Wādī Mismā al-Sharqī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
Subject
ABC
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Updated 07 Aug, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Michael C.A. Macdonald and Josef Bloomfield & Michael C.A. Macdonald, 'BES20 592,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 07 Aug, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44519. Accessed: 06 Mar, 2026.