BES20 2280

Siglum
BES20 2280
Transliteration
l ḥʿṣ {b}{n} {m}{l}{k}
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Translation
By Ḥʿṣ {son of} {Mlk}
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Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The reading of {bn mlk} is uncertain. The name Ḥʿṣ, however, has only been attested twice previously (BES20 2270, 2271), both of which are at the same site. Both other inscriptions have Mlk as the father of Ḥʿṣ.

  • [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 2280,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 05 Aug, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46503. Accessed: 09 Aug, 2026.