BES15_MS 181

Siglum
BES15_MS 181
Transliteration
l drʾl bn ms¹k ḏ- ʾl ʿwḏ w qnṭ ḫ{r}m
Phillip Stokes
Translation
By Drʾl son of Ms¹k of the tribe of ʿwḏ and he despaired of one who effaces
[this inscription]
Phillip Stokes
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Ḫ{R}M – The second letter is not well formed and may indeed be a g; however, since this does not render a meaningful word, and interpreting it as r is also possible, I tentatively suggest reading the word as ḫrm, which is attested elsewhere in Safaitic (Al-Jallad and Jaworska 2019: 75). Given the context, the form is likely an active participle, (/ḫārem/), “an effacer.”

  • [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 181,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 19 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46865. Accessed: 23 Oct, 2026.