BES20 673

Siglum
BES20 673
Transliteration
l bʿq {b}{n} {k}l ḏ- ʾl d{b} w ʾq[----]
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By Bʿq {son of} {Kl} of the lineage of {Db} and ʾq[----]
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 4

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription is difficult to make sense of and the reading presented is tentative. The bn is very unclear and appears like two different letters. A lineage group name db would be previously unattested if the reading is correct. The final three letters that are visible on the stone (ʿʾq) are relatively clear, but have been left untranslated, as the meaning is unclear. 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

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Bloomfield, Josef. 'BES20 673.' OCIANA. 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44600. Accessed: 04 Aug, 2025.