BES20 778

Siglum
BES20 778
Transliteration
l ys¹mʿ{l} b{n} qm{w} bn s¹l w w{g}m ʿl- wbr
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By {Ys¹mʿl} {son of} {Qmw} son of S¹l and {he grieved} for Wbr
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The final letter of the author’s name resembles a ṯ, due to the circular shapes on either end of the letter. Nevertheless, a reading of ys¹mʿl seems most likely. 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 17 Jun, 2025 by OCIANA

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Bloomfield, Josef. 'BES20 778.' OCIANA. 17 Jun, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44709. Accessed: 16 Jan, 2026.