BES20 1013

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Siglum
BES20 1013
Transliteration
l nṣr bn ṯfl bn zdh bn ʾḫwf bn ʾs¹n bn mkmd bn h{n}ʾ w ḫrṣ f h lt rw{ḥ} [w] [ġ]{n}mt m- s²nʾ
Josef Bloomfield and Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By Nṣr son of Ṯfl son of Zhd son of ʾḫwf son of ʾs¹n son of Mkmd son of {Hnʾ} and he kept watch so, O Lt, [grant] {relief} {and} {spoil} from enemies
Josef Bloomfield and Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary

The end of the inscription is difficult to read due to abrasion, but the letters can be seen faintly in the enhanced photograph. The inscription is carved in Variant 2 but the r of rwḥ exhibits a Variant 1 form.

Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Special Letter Forms
V1 r in V2 script

Associated Drawings
Two drawings of horses
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
Subjects
Genealogy, Watering, Prayer, Deity
Updated 27 Jul, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Josef Bloomfield and Ahmad Al-Jallad and Josef Bloomfield, 'BES20 1013,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 27 Jul, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44944. Accessed: 30 Oct, 2026.