ZMMS 202

Siglum
ZMMS 202
Transliteration
l ʾnʿm bn ẓnn bn mrʾ h- ḫṭṭ
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Translation
By ʾnʿm son of Ẓnn son of Mrʾ is the carving
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
A modern Arabic inscription has been carved above the first two names.

Associated Signs
7 lines and sun
Associated Drawings
A horseman holding a rein in his left hand and a short spear in his right. The horse has the characteristics of the "Arab horse": small head and raised tail and has a collar of zigzag lines which are not part of the reins since the later crosses the head above them. In front of the horse is a man on foot with a long lance resting against his shoulder. He has what at first sight looks a penis but may be joined to the curved line behind him representing a sabre?
Associated Inscriptions

  • [ZMMS] Previously unpublished inscriptions recorded by Al-Zuʿbī, M. & Al-Maʿānī, S.A. on their Marabb al-Šurafāʾ and Wādī Suwayʿid survey in north-eastern Jordan in 2015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
Date Found
2015
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Drawing
Old OCIANA ID
#0057374
Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

OCIANA, 'ZMMS 202,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/13582. Accessed: 23 Oct, 2026.