BES20 1300

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 1300
Transliteration
l brd w ḫṭṭ h- nqt
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By Brd and he carved this she-camel
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

The verb ḫṭṭ is attested here for the first time meaning literally to carve. Contextually, it refers most often to the Safaitic text but can also refer to the drawings as well.

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Technique
Hammered
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Drawings
drawing of a she-camel

  • [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
Drawing of a domestic animal, Name only
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Updated 18 Jul, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Al-Jallad, Ahmad and Josef Bloomfield. 'BES20 1300.' OCIANA. 18 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45231. Accessed: 17 Aug, 2025.