BES20 846

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 846
Transliteration
l ʿnq bn s¹ḫ{f}
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By ʿnq son of {S¹ḫf}
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The final letter of the patronym looks like a large f. The name s¹ḫf has only been attested once, whereas s¹ḫr is well attested. Nevertheless, the shape of the letter clearly resembles a curved f rather than a r. A reading of s¹ḫr is possible. 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 846.' OCIANA. 17 Jun, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44777. Accessed: 02 Sep, 2025.