BES25_MG1 32.4

Text Information

Siglum
BES25_MG1 32.4
Transliteration
l yfʿ{ʾ}{l} bn ḥfy
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By {Yfʿʾl} son of Ḥfy
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

The inscription has been read as if it were carved in Variant 1. If we assume Variant 2, then the final name could be read as ḥẓy.

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES26 team

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Left to right

  • [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
Subject
Genealogy
Updated 20 Sep, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'BES25_MG1 32.4,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 20 Sep, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46603. Accessed: 04 Oct, 2026.