BES15 847

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Siglum
BES15 847
Transliteration
l rkbn bn {r}ḫmt bn rks¹ w ṣyr ḥ{r}n mʿ- g{r} f t h- ḫṭṭ
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Translation
By Rkbn son of {Rḫmt} son of Rks¹ and he returned to a place of water {in the Ḥawran} with Gr and these carvings (are his)
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Language and Script
Safaitic 3

Interpretation

Commentary

mʿ- gr: While gr is a common name, it is also possible to parse this phrase as m- ʿgr 'from ʿgr.' 

t: This should be understood as the feminine demonstrative tī, which is extremely rarely attested. Similar phrases lack this element; see, for example, WH 353 which terminates in w h- ḫṭṭ.

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES15 team

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Inscriptions
BES15 866-869, 871-875

  • [BES15] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 2015 and published here
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2015
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Movement, Writing
Old OCIANA ID
#0039542
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Updated 26 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'BES15 847,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 26 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/42021. Accessed: 08 Apr, 2026.