BES20 1695

Siglum
BES20 1695
Transliteration
{l} {ʿ}{l}m {b}{n} ḥ{b}wṣ
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By ʿlm son of Ḥbwṣ {By} {ʿlm} {son of} {Ḥbwṣ}
Josef Bloomfield

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription appears on a face of the stone partially affected by abrasion, along with BES20 1693 and 1694. Due to the state of preservation and the way in which the inscriptions are carved around each other, it is difficult to be certain which letters belong to which inscription. The first name seems to end with a m that has been turned into a camel's hump, as part of the simplified camel drawing. Between the camel's legs, it is possible to read bn. The next letters are clear on the stone but produce an unlikely name *Ḥbwṣ. The inscription seems to end with the ṣ, but directly above the ṣ are the d and ʿ of BES20 1693. 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 17 Jun, 2025 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

Josef Bloomfield, 'BES20 1695,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 17 Jun, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45627. Accessed: 03 Mar, 2026.