BES20 840

Siglum
BES20 840
Transliteration
l {ʿ}{b}ṭ bn ʿzhm----{r}----
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Translation
By {ʿbṭ} son of ʿzhm----{r}----
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Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The surface of the stone is heavily abraded and a number of inscription are positioned tightly together. The inscription can be read partially in the enhanced photograph. The end of the inscription is not clear as it crosses over with BES20 841. Whilst the letters are not legible on the stone, it seems likely that the final name should be mrʾ. A ʿbṭ bn ʿzhm bn mrʾ has been attested 8 times previously (e.g. ASWS 74; BES15 171; C 219). Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Associated Signs
cartouche
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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 840.' OCIANA. 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44771. Accessed: 08 Sep, 2025.