BM ME Saf 120928

Siglum
BM ME Saf 120928
Alternative Sigla
RyBM 120928
Transliteration
l ʾfz bn bnʾḥrb{n}
OCIANA
Translation
By ʾfz son of {Bnʾḥrbn}
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
RyBM 120928: hʾf zbn bn ʾḥrbn - Cette lamentation! zbn bn ʾḥrb JMIL p. 93 n. 45: l ʾfz bn bnʾ ḥrb - he has fought
Commentary
The stone was given to the museum by Captain Rees see MCAM's notes. The n at the end is rather doubtful.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Drawings
RyBM 120928 d/1

  • [BM ME Saf] Ryckmans, G. Inscriptions ṣafaïtiques au British Museum et au Musée de Damas. Le Muséon 64, 1951: 83-91, pls 1-3.
Site
Qarʿah Qaṭṭāfī, The ḥarrah of north-east Jordan, Jordan
Current Location
British Museum (120928)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026142
Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

OCIANA, 'BM ME Saf 120928,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/16606. Accessed: 22 Jun, 2026.