BES20 1456

Siglum
BES20 1456
Transliteration
l ḏmyt bn nʿm h- {g}m{l}n
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By Ḏmyt son of Nʿm are these two {camels}
Josef Bloomfield

Interpretation

Commentary
The reading of gmln is uncertain. The first letter is the same size as the ʿ in nʿm. Additionally, the apparent l is a different shape to the lām auctoris, which is a straight vertical line. Despite this, a reading of ʿmrn does not seem likely, particularly when the text refers to the two camels on the same face of the stone.  Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Associated Drawings
drawing of two camels

  • [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

Josef Bloomfield, 'BES20 1456,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45388. Accessed: 02 Mar, 2026.