BES20 1451

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 1451
Transliteration
l {ḏ}wr bn wʾlt w gzz ḥrt
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By {Ḏwr} son of Wʾlt and he sacrificed in the Ḥarrah
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

The verb gzz is attested previously in Thamudic B, with an uncertain meaning, and is rare in Safaitic. 

Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

  • [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, Place-name, Religion
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Updated 23 Feb, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Josef Bloomfield, 'BES20 1451,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 23 Feb, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45383. Accessed: 06 Mar, 2026.