BES26_HRN4 1

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Siglum
BES26_HRN4 1
Transliteration
l ʾmz bn ʿhm bn ḍmn
h- ẓlt
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Translation
By ʾmz son of ʿhm son of Ḍmn is this shelter
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Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

ẓlt: This term refers to some sort of shelter, but it is unclear if it is a practical constrution or a ritual installation, like the s¹tr, connected to the grave (Al-Jallad 2022). 

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES26 team

Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Parallel lines left to right

  • Al-Jallad, A. The religion and rituals of the nomads of pre-Islamic Arabia: A reconstruction based on the Safaitic inscriptions. (Ancient Languages and Civilizations, 1). Leiden: Brill, 2022a.
  • [BES26_HRN4] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 26 at site HRN 4 in the Hārūn region of the Jordanian Ḥarrah
Site
HRN 4 (Hārūn area), Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
September 2026
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Structure, Genealogy
Updated 24 Oct, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'BES26_HRN4 1,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 24 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/47915. Accessed: 26 Oct, 2026.