BES15_MS 699

Siglum
BES15_MS 699
Transliteration
l ḫḏm bn s²mt bn ṣyd w tnẓr ġnyt f h lt ʿgl
Phillip Stokes
Translation
By Ḫdm son of S²mt son of Ṣyd and he awaited abundance; Oh Lt hasten!
Phillip Stokes
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
ʿGL – Given the context in the well-attested formula Voc + Deity + Verb, I read this as a 2fs imperative /ʿaggelī/, “hasten!” rather than an adverb.

  • [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 699,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 19 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/47383. Accessed: 24 Oct, 2026.