BES26_HRN4 17

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Siglum
BES26_HRN4 17
Transliteration
l ʾrs¹ bn ḫbṯ bn ʿzn [b][n] ḃnt [b]n krzn bn dḥrt w rʿy w wgd ʾṯ[r] h- ʾs¹d
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
By ʾrs¹ son of Ḫbṯ son of ʿzn [son of] bnt [son of] Krzn son of Dḥrt and he pastured and found the traces of the troop (or: lion)
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

ʿzn bn bnt bn krzn: This section of the inscription is quite damaged. The section ʿzn bn bnt is previously attested, confirming that the oval following the n is just a closed bn. The b of the word 'son' before krzn has been obliterated. 

h-ʾs¹d: The meaning of this word in the present context is entirely unclear. The 'trace' could mean the evidence of a troop having passed through here. It may refer to the grave, in which case ʾs¹d might be translated as 'warrior.' Less likely, in my opinion, is that this term refers to a lion, in which case one would expect an indefinite form.

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
BES26 team

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Coiling inwards

  • [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
Genealogy, Women, Pasturing, Military
Updated 24 Oct, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'BES26_HRN4 17,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 24 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/47931. Accessed: 26 Oct, 2026.