BES20 2257

Siglum
BES20 2257
Transliteration
l s¹ʿdʾl bn ṣbwn bn ḥnnʾl bn s²{r}k
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By S¹ʿdʾl son of Ṣbwn son of Ḥnnʾl son of {S²rk}
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The final name looks like s²kk as the second letter does not have a line on each end of the curve, as a typical r would. Other inscriptions on the stone,e.g. BES20 2258, contains the same genealogy, therefore we can be confident in the reading of {r}.

  • [BES20] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
Site
Wādī Miqāṭ, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
Subject
Genealogy
Updated 05 Aug, 2026 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

Josef Bloomfield, 'BES20 2257,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 05 Aug, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46480. Accessed: 29 Aug, 2026.