Mleiha Tomb F5 Has

Siglum: Mleiha Tomb F5 Has
Transliteration: nfs¹ / w-qbr / ʿmd / bn /
gr / bn / ʿly / bqr / mlk /
ʿmn / ḏy / bny / {ʿ}{l} [-h] / br
-h / ʿmd / bn / {ʿ}{m}{d}{ / }{b}{n}{ / }gr /
{b}{q}r / m----r /
OCIANA
Translation: By / son of / Memorial and tomb of ʿmd son of
Gr son of ʿly Investigator [?] of the king
of ʿmn which built {over} {him} his son
ʿmd son of {ʿmd} {son of} Gr
{Investigator of} [the king of ʿmn] ----
OCIANA
Language and Script: Hasaitic

Interpretation

Commentary: The inscription is carved on a large lime brick with a raised border on which is carved an Aramaic summary of the content of the inscription (see Mleiha Tomb F5 Aram) with a date of 90 or possibly 97, depending on whether the seven wavy lines following the four 20s and a 10 are units or simply decoration to fill the empty space. In Overlaet, Macdonald & Stein 2016 it is argued that the era is probably that of the Seleucids which would make the date 222/221 or 215/214 BC. For a full discussion of the inscription, including the meaning of the title bqr, see Overlaet, Macdonald & Stein 2016.

Overlaet, B., Macdonald, M.C.A. & Stein, P. An Aramaic–Hasaitic bilingual inscription from a monumental tomb at Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 27, 2016: 127-142.

Updated 08 Jan, 2025 by OCIANA