BES20 1673

Siglum
BES20 1673
Transliteration
l mʿz bn ʿwdʾl bn mʿz w ḥll h- dr
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By Mʿz son of ʿwdʾl son of Mʿz and he camped at this place
Josef Bloomfield

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription is on a stone with a number of long inscriptions, most of which are difficult to read in the photographs. An inscription by the author's brother (BES20 1672, 1674) is carved on the same stone. Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Associated Drawings
Drawing of two camels with riders and a number of human figures, covered by abrasion upon the face of the stone
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
Download Images
Updated 02 Jul, 2025 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

Josef Bloomfield, 'BES20 1673,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45605. Accessed: 03 Mar, 2026.