BES20 1565
Text Information
- Siglum
- BES20 1565
- Transliteration
-
l ʾrs²t bn ʿt{k}
Josef Bloomfield
- Translation
-
By ʾrs²t son of {ʿtk}
Josef Bloomfield
Interpretation
- Commentary
- The final letter of the inscription is at the edge of the stone. Whilst the letter does resemble a large angular b, it clearly cannot be b due to the shape of the same letter in bn. A reading of ẓ in this context seems unlikely. It seems, therefore, that the author may not have written the entire letter, perhaps because of it's position on the edge of the stone. If the author drew a vertical line on the right side, it would form a clear k. A reading of a k here is uncertain, but seems like a likely option. Josef Bloomfield
- Editio Princeps
- OCIANA
- Field Collector
- BES20 team
- Associated Signs
- cartouche; seven lines
- [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 1565.' OCIANA. 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45497. Accessed: 26 Feb, 2026.