BES20 1617

Siglum
BES20 1617
Transliteration
l qnʾl bn qḥs² w nẓr s²nʾ f fṣy hy lt w ḏʿr ḏ yʿwr
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By Qnʾl son of Qḥs² and he kept watch for enemies and so deliver [him] O Lt and terrify he who would efface [this inscription]
Josef Bloomfield

Interpretation

Commentary
The letters ḏʿr are clear on the stone, but could possibly be a mistake by the author. Given that the formula typically is formed of a variant of ʿwr l- ḏ yʿwr, the letters ḏ ʿ r read very much like a mistake by the author (i.e. he has accidentally written ḏ early and missed the w of ʿwr). Nevertheless, reading the word as ḏʿr is possible if the meaning is similar to the Arabiac ḏaʿara, to make someone terrified (Lane 965a). 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

Cite this Site

Josef Bloomfield, 'BES20 1617,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45549. Accessed: 14 Mar, 2026.