BES20 1215

Siglum
BES20 1215
Transliteration
l y{ʾ}tyr bn nzd
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By {Yʾtyr} son of Nzd
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The name Yʾtyr has been attested once previously in BES15 1178. The ʾ here is made up of what appears to be a 3-shape, and a mirrored 3-shape. The letter is separated in the middle by a hole in the stone, perhaps the reason for the peculiar shape. 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 1215.' OCIANA. 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45145. Accessed: 21 Aug, 2025.