ZMMS 44

Siglum
ZMMS 44
Transliteration
l yʿly bn ḥrb bn ġṯ h- ḫṭṭ
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Translation
By Yʿly son of Ḥrb son of Ġṯ is the carving
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Associated Drawings
A horseman with a rein in one hand and a long lance in the other chasing two onagers and a female bovid with a large udder. There is a line which is difficult to explain apparently running from the groin of the rider across the horse's head to the tail of one of the onagers.

  • [ZMMS] Previously unpublished inscriptions recorded by Al-Zuʿbī, M. & Al-Maʿānī, S.A. on their Marabb al-Šurafāʾ and Wādī Suwayʿid survey in north-eastern Jordan in 2015
Site
Marabb al-Shurafāt, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Drawing of a wild animal
Old OCIANA ID
#0057372
Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

OCIANA, 'ZMMS 44,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/13580. Accessed: 22 Oct, 2026.