BES25_MG1 23.1

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Siglum
BES25_MG1 23.1
Transliteration
l ẓʿn bn krzn bn whblh w l- -h [h-] ʾnfs¹
Justin Wall
Translation
By Ẓʿn son of Krzn son of Whblh and for him are [the] funerary monuments
Justin Wall
Language and Script
Safaitic 3

Interpretation

Commentary

This inscription must have been carved subsequent to BES25_MG_1 23.2, as the final letter s¹ of the final word ʾnfs¹ had to be squeezed into the remaining space available. This is the primary funerary inscription of the deceased man Ẓʿn who is commemorated in a number of other inscriptions at the same site. Because the structure was dismantled to build a modern cairn, both the original meaning of the term nfs¹ and the specific installation referenced in related building inscriptions remain unknown.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES25 team

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Curving edge

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, Funerary
Updated 28 Jun, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Justin Wall, 'BES25_MG1 23.1,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 28 Jun, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46341. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.