BES25_MG1 31

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Siglum
BES25_MG1 31
Transliteration
l ẓʿn bn ʾrs²t bn ṣrmt bn ʾmr bn mḥlm bn wznt bn tm bn ʾs¹lm bn s¹r w wgm ʿl- ʾḫ{t} -h w ʿl- nnt w ʿl- s¹r w bny
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By Ẓʿn son of ʾrs²t son of Ṣrmt son of ʾmr son of Mḥlm son of Wznt son of Tm son of ʾs¹lm son of S¹r and he grieved for his {sister} and for Nnt and for S¹r and he built
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 3

Interpretation

Commentary

This iscription was likely part of the core assemblage of mourning texts at the hill's summit. It was relocated to the bank, either in antiquity or more recently, for unknown reasons. Interestingly, its author, while participating in the construction of some strcuture, likely the cairn of Ẓʿn, used the opportunity to grieve for his sister and other lost, loved ones. 

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES26 team

Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Coiling inwards

  • [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
September 2026
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Grieving, Building
Updated 20 Sep, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'BES25_MG1 31,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 20 Sep, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46599. Accessed: 04 Oct, 2026.