BES15_MS 171

Siglum
BES15_MS 171
Transliteration
l s²hm bn qymw bn lf bn yn{ʿ} bn r{b}{b}{ʾ}{l} bn tm
Phillip Stokes
Translation
By S²hm son of Qymw son of Lf son of Yn{ʿ} son of R[bbʾl] son of Tm
Phillip Stokes
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
(or qymt – or maybe it has something to do with the tendency in Hismaic/Nabataean bilinguals for /t/ to be replaced with /w/ in Nabataean)

  • [BES15_MS] Stokes, P. The Badia Epigraphic Survey: The Safaitic Inscriptions of Marabb al-Shurafāt BES 2015. OCIANA: Zenodo, 2026. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23482253.
Site
Marabb al-Shurafāt, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
Jun-15
Current Location
In situ
Updated 19 Oct, 2026 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

Phillip Stokes, 'BES15_MS 171,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 19 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46855. Accessed: 24 Oct, 2026.