ZMMS 215

Siglum
ZMMS 215
Transliteration
l ṣʿd bn qḏy bn mfny bn qdm w wgd s¹fr mlk w ḥl[l] ---- f ts²wq f h lt qbll ʾs¹lm w lʿn ḏ ḫbl w rḍy ḏ dʿy
OCIANA
Translation
By Ṣʿd son of Qḏy son of Mfny son of Qdm and he found the inscription of Mlk and {he camped} ---- and so he was full of longing and so O Lt [grant] a safe reunion and curse whoever damages [it] and may whoever reads [it] aloud be satisfied
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Unfortunately, the area of the rock between the first l of ḥll and f ts²wq is not visible on the photographs. There is a small Modern Arabic inscription within a scratched square beside the prayer.

  • [ZMMS] Previously unpublished inscriptions recorded by Al-Zuʿbī, M. & Al-Maʿānī, S.A. on their Marabb al-Šurafāʾ and Wādī Suwayʿid survey in north-eastern Jordan in 2015
Site
Marabb al-Shurafāt, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2015
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Finding inscription(s), Yearning, Isolated Prayer, Deity, Curse
Old OCIANA ID
#0057391
Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

OCIANA, 'ZMMS 215,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/13597. Accessed: 23 Oct, 2026.