BES25_MG1 30.3

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Siglum
BES25_MG1 30.3
Transliteration
l bnʿtm bn ʿḏr bn ḏl bn ʾs¹ ḏ- ʾl tm w bny ʿl- ẓʿn
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Translation
By Bnʿtm son of ʿḏr son of Ḏl son of ʾs¹ of the lineage of Tm and he built for Ẓʿn
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Language and Script
Safaitic 3

Interpretation

Commentary

This is the second inscription of Bnʿtm son of ʿḏr at this site; the first, BES25_MG1 15.2, records grieving for Ẓʿn while this one commemorates his participation in the building of Ẓʿn's funerary monuments. 

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES25 team

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Curving

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, Building, Funerary, Lineage (ancestor)
Updated 22 Jul, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'BES25_MG1 30.3,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 22 Jul, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46378. Accessed: 03 Aug, 2026.