BES20 1474

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 1474
Transliteration
l s¹wr bn ḫl bn ḍhdt w ḫrṣ h- s¹nt f h bʿls¹mn ḫnyṣ
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By S¹wr son of ḫl son of Ḍhdt and he kept watch this year and so O Bʿls¹mn [grant to him] small animals
Josef Bloomfield

Interpretation

Commentary
Due to the quality of the photographs, digital enhancements are necessary to read the inscription. The final term ẖnyṣ is previously unattested, but seems to be related to the term ẖnṣ - young animals. 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 1474.' OCIANA. 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45406. Accessed: 26 Feb, 2026.