BES25_MG1 27.4

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Siglum
BES25_MG1 27.4
Transliteration
l ẓʿn bn kḥs¹mn ḏ- ʾl kn w s¹rt s¹nt ngy ẓnn bn kḥs¹mn f h lt w h gdḍf s¹lm
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By Ẓʿn son of Kḥs¹mn of the lineage of Kn and he served in a troop the year Ẓnn son of Kḥs¹mn was announced (commander) so, O Lt and O Gdḍf, may he be secure
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary

This inscription is not related to the burial party of Ẓʿn son of Krzn; it was carved at a later point by a member of the troop of Ẓnn son of Kḥs¹mn, whose men left numerous inscriptions in the area. See Al-Jallad 2022c. 

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
Al-Jallad 2022c
Field Collector
BES25 team

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon

Associated Inscriptions

  • Al-Jallad, A. The Inscription of Ẓāʿen son of Keḥsemān and Knowledge of Greek Among the Nomads east of Ḥawrān, Adumatu, 23 (2022c): 23-28.
  • [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, Military, Date (s¹nt), Prayer, Deity
Updated 22 Jul, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'BES25_MG1 27.4,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 22 Jul, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46374. Accessed: 03 Aug, 2026.