Al-Mafraq Museum 82

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Al-Mafraq Museum 82
Transliteration
l ʿrk bn ynṯ bn s²mt bn ʾnʿm <<>> bn ʾs¹ bn s²ddt bn wṯqt ḏ- ʾl bll w ḫrṣ f h lt ġyrt m- ḍrk -h w wgʿ ʿl- bʿb w ʿwr l- ḏ yʿwr h- s¹fr
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By ʿrk son of Ynṯ son of S²mt son of ʾnʿm <<>> son of ʾs¹ son of S²ddt son of Wṯqt of the lineage of Bll and he was on the look out and so O Lt, [grant] change his condition of need; and he grieved in pain for Bʿb; and blind whoever effaces this writing
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Abd al-Qader Al-Housan

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Inscriptions

  • [Al-Mafraq Museum] Inscriptions kept at the Al-Mafraq Antiquities Office and Museum of uncertain provenances
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2016
Current Location
Al-Mafraq Antiquities Office and Museum
Subjects
Genealogy, Lineage (ancestor), Watch (keeping), Prayer, Grieving, Curse
Old OCIANA ID
#0052135
Updated 25 Jun, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'Al-Mafraq Museum 82,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 25 Jun, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/42312. Accessed: 05 Aug, 2026.