BES20 2351

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Siglum
BES20 2351
Transliteration
l s¹hb bn fṣʿ w t{n}{ẓ}r
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By S¹hb son of Fṣʿ and {he kept watch}
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

The n of tnẓr seems to intersect with a stray line of damage, causing it to have a serpentine shape. 

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES20 team

Name Distinguished
Yes
Technique
hammered and incised
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Signs
seven lines; cartouche
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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, Watch (keeping)
Updated 09 Aug, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'BES20 2351,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 09 Aug, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46574. Accessed: 28 Aug, 2026.