BES15_MS 247

Siglum
BES15_MS 247
Transliteration
l lbʾ bn [n]ṣrlh bn ġlb bn ns¹ʾ bn s¹ʿdʾl bn zdlh wʿmr b- ʾ- rglt s²hr f tnẓr ʾ- s¹my
Phillip Stokes
Translation
By Lbʾ son of {N}ṣrlh son of Ġlb son of Ns¹ʾ son of S¹ʿdʾl son of Zdlh, and he lived a month at this water course, and he awaited for the heavens [to open up]
Phillip Stokes
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
B-ʾ-RGLT – The meaning “water course” for rglt, attested once elsewhere (KRS 1949), fits the context of this inscription well. That the subject of the inscription “waited for the heavens,” which Al-Jallad (2016) has suggested refers to waiting for rains, could suggest a connection with seasonal migration, or potentially a time of drought.

  • [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 247,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 19 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46931. Accessed: 24 Oct, 2026.