BES20 1561

Siglum
BES20 1561
Transliteration
h yṯʿ w hb l- ḥgg ġnmt bn ḫzn h- s¹nt
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
O Yṯʿ and grant to Ḥgg son of Ḫzn spoil this year
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

This inscription breaks up the genealogy with the object of the prayer, a construction that is encountered from time to time. It no doubt serves to mark focus or emphasis, althought it is impossible to determine it precise function from the available material. The same author carved inscription, BES20 1330.

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Curving

  • [BES20] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
Site
Wādī Mismā al-Sharqī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Isolated Prayer, Deity, Time
Updated 26 Oct, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'BES20 1561,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 26 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45493. Accessed: 31 Oct, 2026.