BES15_MS 441

Siglum
BES15_MS 441
Transliteration
l ʾḏnt bn ymlk bn ʿm bn ʾ{ʿ}ly w {ḏ}kr ḥrb f bky w h yṯʿ {ʿ}wr h yʿwr
Phillip Stokes
Translation
By ʾḏnt son of Ymlk son of ʿm son of ʾ{ʿ}ly and he remembered Ḥrb and wept; Oh Yṯʿ blind the one who effaces [this inscription]
Phillip Stokes
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
ḎKR ḤRB – Both of these words are well attested in the Safaitic inscriptions and their meanings well understood. What is less certain is whether ḥrb should be interpreted as a noun, “war, battle,” or a personal name. I have opted for the latter based on the fact that the noun is anarthrous, whereas we would expect a definite article if the noun “war, battle” was intended. Ḥrb as a personal name is quite common in the Safaitic inscriptions (C 671; C 1426). Thus I have translated this phrase “and he remembered Ḥrb and wept…”

  • [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 441,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 19 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/47125. Accessed: 24 Oct, 2026.