BES15_MS 236

Siglum
BES15_MS 236
Transliteration
l ḍh{d}l bn ʾr{z}ʾ w {}rʿy qml
Phillip Stokes
Translation
By Ḍh{d}l son of ʾr{z}ʾ and {} he pastured the camels?
Phillip Stokes
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
QML – This word is a aural spelling of gml, indicating the confusion of *g and *q as in many modern Arabic dialects; see Al-Jallad 2026, ch. 3.

  • [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 236,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 19 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46920. Accessed: 24 Oct, 2026.