BES25_MG1 23.2

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Siglum
BES25_MG1 23.2
Transliteration
l yġṯ bn tm bn kmd ḏ- ʾl ʿmrt w wgm ʿl- ṣʿd w ʿl- ḫld ʾḫt -h trḥt
Justin Wall
Translation
By Yġṯ son of Tm son of Kmd of the lineage of ʿmrt and he grieved for Ṣʿd and for Ḫld his sister who had perished
Justin Wall
Language and Script
Safaitic 4

Interpretation

Commentary

This inscription superimposes BES25_MG_1 23.3 and was inscribed prior to BES25_MG_1 23.1, evidenced by the latter squeezing its final letter s¹ into the remaining space available.

Justin Wall

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES25 team

Technique
Rocking blade
Direction of Script
Coiling inwards

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), Grieving
Updated 28 Jun, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Justin Wall, 'BES25_MG1 23.2,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 28 Jun, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46340. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.