MDK 1

Image © Macdonald 2006
Siglum
MDK 1
Transliteration
l ḫlf bn ʾ[s¹]
Michael C.A. Macdonald
Translation
By Ḫlf son of {ʾs¹}
Michael C.A. Macdonald
Language and Script
Safaitic 4

Interpretation

Commentary

MDK 1 is on the outer wall of Grave A, above the rectangular shallowly recessed panel.

Editio Princeps
Macdonald 2006
Field Collector
Michael C.A. Macdonald

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Left to right

Associated Inscriptions

  • [MDK] Macdonald, M.C.A. Burial between the desert and the sown. Cave-tombs and inscriptions near Dayr al-Kahf in Jordan. Damaszener Mitteilungen 15, 2006 [2008]: 273-301.
Site
Dayr al-Kahf Tomb II, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
May 1981
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0036366
Updated 04 Aug, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Michael C.A. Macdonald, 'MDK 1,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 04 Aug, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/41008. Accessed: 12 Aug, 2026.