BES20 1921

Text Information

Siglum
BES20 1921
Transliteration
l gm{s¹}{y} bn ʾmr bn bddh bn ms¹ʾ{r}
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By {Gms¹y} son of ʾmr son of Bddh son of {Ms¹ʾr}
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The third and fourth letters in the author's name are uncertain. The final letter of the inscription looks like a r, but the author may have intended to write a l. The genealogy bddh bn ms¹ʾl is attested in BES20 207, 228 and Is.R 14.

  • [BES20] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
Site
Wādī Miqāt, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
Subject
Genealogy
Updated 15 Apr, 2026 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

Josef Bloomfield, 'BES20 1921,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 15 Apr, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46176. Accessed: 07 Jun, 2026.