BES20 1309

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 1309
Transliteration
l kr {b}{n} ḥll
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By Kr {son of} Ḥll
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary
The reading of bn is very uncertain. The text is situated amongst other shapes (perhaps a camel) that seem to have been carved later around the letters. The r seems to have been used as the curve of the camel’s neck. Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Associated Drawings
Drawing of a 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
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Updated 02 Jul, 2025 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

Bloomfield, Josef. 'BES20 1309.' OCIANA. 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45240. Accessed: 14 Aug, 2025.