BES20 1667

Siglum
BES20 1667
Transliteration
l s¹by bn nr bn ḏb h- ḫṭṭ w ʿwr l- ḏ yʿwr
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By S¹by son of Nr son of Ḏb is this writing and blind whomever effaces [it]
Josef Bloomfield

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription is unusual in including a curse without addressing a deity. An inscription by the author's brother (BES20 1668) is on the same stone. Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Associated Drawings
Drawing of two camels with riders seemingly holding guiding sticks. The tassels on the animal's decorative harness are visible in the drawing.
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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 1667,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45599. Accessed: 19 Mar, 2026.