BES20 626

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 626
Transliteration
l mlkt bn ḥmy bn ḥ{m}[y]
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By Mlkt son of Ḥmy son of {Ḥmy}
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary
The final name is hidden behind another stone. The top of the second letter of the final name is visible and seems to resemble a m. It seems likely therefore that the final name is ḥmy, like the patronym. A mlkt bn ḥmy bn ḥmy is attested in QZMJ 221. 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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Updated 02 Jul, 2025 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

Josef Bloomfield, 'BES20 626,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44553. Accessed: 13 Mar, 2026.