BES20 728

Siglum
BES20 728
Transliteration
l {ẓ}nʾ{l} bn {s¹}{f}----
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By {Ẓnʾl} son of {S¹f}----
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The first letter of the author’s name seems to be a large hammered ẓ, following which, the author switched to a chiselling technique. The final letter of the author’s name is almost certainly a l, but curves below the ʾ. The patronym is very unclear. There are two diagonal lines, the bottoms of which are covered by abrasion. Following this there is a large letter that looks like a f. Following this, there are a number of scratches but it is unclear which are letters in the patronym. Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Associated Drawings
drawing of an ostrich

  • [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 728.' OCIANA. 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44657. Accessed: 06 Feb, 2026.