BES25_MG1 23.3

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Siglum
BES25_MG1 23.3
Transliteration
l m{g}d bn zd bn q{d}m ḏ- ʾl ḍf
Justin Wall
Translation
By {Mgd} son of Zd son of {Qdm} of the lineage of Ḍf
Justin Wall
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary

This inscription is the earliest among the three on this rock, as it is superimposed by BES25_MG_1 23.2, which is then followed by BES25_MG_1 23.3. The author of this text was a prolific writer of Safaitic inscriptions; see, for example, SIJ 823.

Justin Wall

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES25 team

Technique
Lightly incised
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions

  • [BES25_MG1] Inscriptions recorded during BES25 at Marabb al-Ghuṣayn Site 1
Site
MG 1 (Marabb al-Ghusayn 1), Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
June 2025
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Lineage (ancestor)
Updated 28 Jun, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Justin Wall, 'BES25_MG1 23.3,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 28 Jun, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46339. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.