BES15_MS 249

Text Information

Siglum
BES15_MS 249
Transliteration
l ms²dt bn ʾds¹ bn ḥd bn ʾys¹ ḏ- ʾl ms¹kt w wgm ʿl ḃntḫr [w] ʿl tmlk w ʿl s¹ʿd w ʿl ṣyd w ʿl ḥd w ʿl ʿgr bn ḃnt dd- h w wgm f y lh s¹lm m- s¹ʾr w nq[ʾ]t ḏ yḫbl h- ḫṭṭ w ġnmt l- ḏ dʿy
Phillip Stokes
Translation
By Ms²dt son of ʾds¹ son of Ḥd son of ʾys¹ of the tribe of Ms¹kt, and he grieved over Bntḫr [and] over Tmlk and over s¹ʿd and over Ṣyd and over Ḥd and over ʿgr son of the daughter of his uncle, and he grieved deeply, so Oh Lh may whoever remains be at peace, and may the one who effaces this inscriptions be expelled from his grave, and may there be bounty for whoever [reads it and] invokes a prayer
Phillip Stokes
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

  • [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 249,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 19 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46933. Accessed: 24 Oct, 2026.
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