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MKJS 115

Siglum
MKJS 115
Transliteration
l ----bd bn ḫld bn ṯnwt h- ʿ{r}
Translation
By ----bd son of Ḫld son of Ṯnwt is the {hybrid}

Interpretation

Commentary
See Macdonald (in press, a) for the reasons for translating ʿ(y)r in Safaitic as a hybrid, that is a "mule" (the offspring of a male donkey x female horse) or a "hinny" (the offspring of a male horse x female donkey).

Original Reading Credit
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Original Translation Credit
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Technique
Incised

Associated Drawings
MKJS 115 d/1

  • Macdonald, M.C.A. Horses, asses, hybrids, and their uses in the ancient rock-art of the Syro-Arabian desert. in K. Linduff & P. Raulwing (eds), Equids in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and Arabia. Proceedings of a conference in memory of Mary Aitken Littauer. Oxford: BAR, 2019.
  • Inscriptions recorded at Ǧabal Ṣāqāʾ/Ṣāǧa in 1982 by Michael Macdonald, Geraldine King, and Ann Searight, and published here
Site
Ǧabal Ṣaqʿ / Ṣaǧaʿ, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1981
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0024700
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