BRCM 2.1

Siglum
BRCM 2.1
Transliteration
l {t}m bn {n}ṣ{r} bn ʿtm bn ʾmlg bn bnẓʿn bn bnẓʿn bn nmr bn bs¹ʾ w s²ty w bny ʿl- ʾls¹
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Translation
By {Tm} son of {Nṣr} son of ʿtm son of ʾmlg son of Bnẓʿn son of Bnẓʿn son of Nmr son of Bs¹ʾ and he spent the winter and he built for ʾls¹
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
It is difficult to see the t of the first name on the photograph. It appears that the author omitted his father's name and then carved it beside the two bn's. At the end of the text the author says that he had built over ʾls¹. The l is quite clear but it is tempting to think that it is a mistake given that the other inscriptions at this cairn declare that it was for ʾs¹.

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Associated Signs
Possibly 7 lightly scratched lines
Associated Drawings
2 women drawing out their hair
Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • [BRCM] Bikai, P.M. Rājil: The Cairn of The Mermaids. Pages 225-244 in F. Al-Khraysheh (ed.), Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan. X. Amman: Department of Antiquities, 2009.
Site
Qāʿ al-Muqallā 40 km east of al-Azraq in Wādī Rāǧil, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2002–2005
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Building, Genealogy, Season
Old OCIANA ID
#0030418
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA