BES25_MG1 16.2

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Siglum
BES25_MG1 16.2
Transliteration
l s²ll bn bnmrh bn ʿbd bn ymlk bn ʾrs² w bny ʿl- ẓʿn
Eesa Noble
Translation
By S²ll son of Bnmrh son of ʿbd son of Ymlk son of ʾrs² and he build for Ẓʿn
Eesa Noble
Language and Script
Safaitic 3

Interpretation

Commentary

The author of this inscription is the brother of the author of BES25_MG1 16.1.

fnt: This toponym is more commonly written fnyt. The spelling fnt appears a number of times at this site, see the commentary of BES25_MG1 1 for further discussion. 

 

Eesa Noble

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES25 team

Name Distinguished
Curving
Special Letter Forms
Carved

Associated Signs
A number of overlapping crosses comprised of 17 lines
Associated Inscriptions

  • [BES25_MG1] Inscriptions recorded during BES25 at Marabb al-Ghuṣayn Site 1
Site
MG 1 (Marabb al-Ghuṣayn 1), Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
June 2025
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Watering, Building, Funerary
Updated 02 Jul, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Eesa Noble, 'BES25_MG1 16.2,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Jul, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46348. Accessed: 04 Aug, 2026.