BES20 1839

Siglum
BES20 1839
Transliteration
l mtn bn ʿbd bn mtn bn ḥny w mṭy l- kmʾ{t} f s¹lm h lt
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By Mtn son of ʿbd son of Mtn son of Ḥny and he travelled in order {to gather truffles} and so [grant] security O Lt
Josef Bloomfield

Interpretation

Commentary
The final letter of knʾt looks more like a b or r with an extraneous diagonal line. Nevertheless, a place name of knʾr or knʾb seems unlikely. The letter could potentially be a l, but the other ls in the inscription do not have a curve. The inscription is carved next to an inscription by the author's son (BES20 1840). Josef Bloomfield

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

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 1839,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45772. Accessed: 16 Mar, 2026.