BES20 1800

Siglum
BES20 1800
Transliteration
{l} hfs¹ḥ bn ʿtq h- bkrt
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Translation
By Hfs¹ḥ son of ʿtq {By} Hfs¹ḥ son of ʿtq is this she-camel
Josef Bloomfield

Interpretation

Commentary
The lām auctoris is much more curved than one would typically expect. The name Hfs¹ḥ is previously unattested in Safaitic, but clear on the stone. Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Associated Signs
cartouche
Associated Drawings
drawing of a she-camel
Associated Inscriptions

  • [BES20] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
Site
Wādī Miqāt, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
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Updated 02 Jul, 2025 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

Josef Bloomfield, 'BES20 1800,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45733. Accessed: 06 Mar, 2026.