BES20 2319

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Siglum
BES20 2319
Transliteration
l ḏl bn ʿtk w ṣʿd m- ḥmt l- ḥll
Josef Bloomfield
Translation
By Ḏl son of ʿtk and he ascended from Ḥmt in order to camp
Josef Bloomfield
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

ṣʿd: Here ṣʿd is interpreted as 'ascend', as with the Classical Arabic ṣaʿada.

ḥmt: This is likely a toponym, also found in BES17 1326. 

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Name Distinguished
Yes
Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Curving

  • [BES20] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2020 and published here
Site
Wādī Miqāṭ, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2020
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Movement, Camping, Place-name
Updated 09 Aug, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Josef Bloomfield, 'BES20 2319,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 09 Aug, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46542. Accessed: 28 Aug, 2026.