BES15 1170

Siglum
BES15 1170
Transliteration
l yʿly bn mnʿm w wgm w lym w tẓr mny
Al-Jallad (2022a)
Translation
By Yʿly son of Mnʿm and he grieved and was blameworthy and (so) Fate lay in wait
Al-Jallad (2022a)
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary

On lym, see Al-Jallad (2022a: 68-69)

Editio Princeps
Al-Jallad 2022a: 68)
Field Collector
BES15 team

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Winding

  • Al-Jallad, A. The religion and rituals of the nomads of pre-Islamic Arabia: A reconstruction based on the Safaitic inscriptions. (Ancient Languages and Civilizations, 1). Leiden: Brill, 2022a.
  • [BES15] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2015 and published here
Site
Kaff al-Kalb (Chef al-Chelb), Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2015
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Grieving, Lineage, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0052347
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Updated 02 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

, 'BES15 1170,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/12709. Accessed: 17 Mar, 2026.