BES25_MG1 16.3

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Siglum
BES25_MG1 16.3
Transliteration
l ʾḥr bn ḫlṣ bn tm w w[[g]]m ʿl- ḥb
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Translation
By ʾḥr son of Ḫlṣ son of tm and he grieved for Ḥb
Eesa Noble
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary

This text was not carved by a member of Ẓʿn's burial party but rather by a later passerby.

wgm: The supralinear insertion of the g glyph in wgm suggests a scribal correction.

ḥb: It is possible that the author omitted a final b. If restored, this would produce the common anonymous grieving formula, wgm ʿl-ḥbb 'he grieved for a beloved', rather than a specific person called ḥb.

 

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES25 team

Technique
Lightly incised
Direction of Script
Left to right

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, Grieving
Updated 02 Jul, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Eesa Noble, 'BES25_MG1 16.3,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Jul, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46349. Accessed: 03 Aug, 2026.