BES26_HRN4 7

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Siglum
BES26_HRN4 7
Transliteration
l ʾḏn bn dhm h- gs²r
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Translation
By ʾḏn son of Dhm, the far-away shepherd
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Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

gs²r: This term finds a plausible cognate in Classical Arabic ǧāširun 'a man who takes his horses or camels to pasture far away and stays with them' (Lane, 427a-b). The site is located at suitable pastureland and may suggest that the author had come here for that purpose. Whether he was part of the burial party is unclear.

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES26 team

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions

  • [BES26_HRN4] Inscriptions recorded during the Badia Epigraphic Survey 26 at site HRN 4 in the Hārūn region of the Jordanian Ḥarrah
  • [Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
Site
HRN 4 (Hārūn area), Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
September 2026
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Pasturing
Updated 24 Oct, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'BES26_HRN4 7,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 24 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/47921. Accessed: 26 Oct, 2026.