QZMJ 27

Siglum
QZMJ 27
Transliteration
l glḥn bn ʾdm h- ʿr
OCIANA
Translation
By Glḥn son of ʾdm is the hybrid
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

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).

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

  • [QZMJ] Previously unpublished inscriptions recorded by Al-Qudrah, Ḥ., Al-Zuʿbī, M. and Al-Maʿānī, S.A.
  • 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.
Site
Ġadīr Abū Ṭarfah, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0034252
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Updated 09 Jul, 2024