BES15_MS 973

Siglum
BES15_MS 973
Transliteration
l mfny bn {w}{h}{b}{l}{h} bn nʿmn bn ḥẓy bn gnʾl bn whb bn s¹k w ḥll h- dr w ḫrṣ slm w yhd---- f h lt w bʿls¹mn w ds²r s¹lm m- ḏ ḫrṣ (slm here a people group found in Nabataean)
Phillip Stokes
Translation
By Mfny son of {Whblh} son of Nʿmn son of Ḥẓy son of Gnʾl son of Whb son of S¹k and he camped at this place and kept watch against S¹lm and the jews...so Oh Lot and Bʿls¹mn and Ds²r may there be peace from he who watches
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 973,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 19 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/47657. Accessed: 22 Oct, 2026.