BES25_MG1 18.2

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Siglum
BES25_MG1 18.2
Transliteration
l ġṯ bn ḥnn bn ġṯ bn mqm bn ʿrb bn mlgn w ḥḍr ʿl- fnt s¹nt qtl grm nqṣ w bny ʿl- ẓʿn
Matthew Saunders
Translation
By Ġṯ son of Ḥnn son of Ġṯ son of Mqm son of ʿrb son of Mlgn and he camped by water on the edge of Fnt the year Grm fought with Nqṣ and he built for Ẓʿn
Matthew Saunders
Language and Script
Safaitic 3

Interpretation

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES25 team

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Signs
sun disk; seven lines
Associated Drawings
cameleer; lion; flock of ostriches
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, Camping, Watering, Date (s¹nt), Building, Funerary
Updated 28 Jun, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Matthew Saunders, 'BES25_MG1 18.2,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 28 Jun, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46343. Accessed: 13 Jul, 2026.