BES20 845

Siglum
BES20 845
Transliteration
l {k}{n} {b}n s²kr{h} bn {g}ls¹ w w----
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By {Kn} {son of} {S²krh} son of {Gls¹} and w----
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription is difficult to read due to damage on the stone. The genealogy seems to be one that has been attested twice previously (KRS 1703; ZMMS 169). The author seems to have written a ʾ for the final letter in the second name. A name s²krʾ has only been attested once and we would normally expect a l after the letter for s²krʾl. It seems likely, therefore, that the letter is supposed to be a h, especially when considering the reading of the first and third names corresponds with a know genealogy. The end of the inscription is covered by damage on the stone. 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 17 Jun, 2025 by OCIANA

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Bloomfield, Josef. 'BES20 845.' OCIANA. 17 Jun, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44776. Accessed: 02 Sep, 2025.