BES20 1132

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 1132
Transliteration
l s²ʿʾl bn qrb bn ṣb h- dr w wrd b- ks¹ʾ mlḥ {f} h yṯʿ rwḥ ----ʾ----{b}{n}-----{k} w ḥwb ʿl- ʾs²yʿ -h
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By S²ʿʾl son of Qrb son of Ṣb [who] was in this place and he returned to water during the full moon of Aquarius {and so} O Yṯʿ grant relief ----ʾ----{b}{n}-----{k} and he lamented over his companions
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription switches from a hammered technique to a chiseled one following h- dr. The text following rwḥ has been scratched out so is illegible. 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 02 Jul, 2025 by OCIANA

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Bloomfield, Josef. 'BES20 1132.' OCIANA. 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45062. Accessed: 18 Jan, 2026.