BES15_MS 426

Siglum
BES15_MS 426
Transliteration
l bny bn ---- wkt bn f[s²]dy bn ġṯ bn ṭnt w rʿy h- ġll nwy w tẓr h- s¹my
Phillip Stokes
Translation
By Bny son of...Wkt son of F{s²}dy son of Ġṯ son of Ṭnt and he pastured the valley while migrating, and he awaited the rains
Phillip Stokes
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
ĠLL – This root is so far unattested in the Safaitic corpus except as a personal name; however, it is attested as a noun in CAr with the meaning “Feeble flow of water from the bottom of a valley; water-course, amid trees” (Lane 2278c). The meaning “standing water,” or “water that does not flow,” fits the context of this inscription. It is difficult, if not impossible, to determine whether this was a normal part of the seasonal migration (possibly inferable from use of nwy), or whether the seasonal rains were late, and possibly even a state 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 426,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 19 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/47110. Accessed: 24 Oct, 2026.