BES20 1845

Siglum
BES20 1845
Transliteration
l ʾlht bn ḥnnʾl bn ʾlht bn ws¹mt w byʾ ns¹ f yʾs¹
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By ʾlht son of Ḥnnʾl son of ʾlht son of Ws¹mt and men returned and so he was in despair
Josef Bloomfield

Interpretation

Commentary
The translation of byʾ as 'to return' is based on the Classical Arabic root B-W-ʾ, 'to return' etc. (Lane 270b-272b).  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 1845,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45778. Accessed: 06 Mar, 2026.