ZMMS 218

Siglum
ZMMS 218
Transliteration
l tm bn ẓnʾl h- rgl
OCIANA
Translation
By Tm son of Ẓnʾl is [the drawing of] the man
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
So far, only one other inscription refers to drawings of men, Ms 76 l ʾys¹ h-rgl next to a drawing of two men.

Associated Drawings
A large drawing of a man holding a club (?) in his left hand, with a shield hanging from his left shoulder, and a sword or staff in his right hand. A sword or scabbard is at his waist. His hands are not shown and his feet are represented in a strange way with the middle three toes forming a block which separated from the outer toes.
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  • [ZMMS] Previously unpublished inscriptions recorded by Al-Zuʿbī, M. & Al-Maʿānī, S.A. on their Marabb al-Šurafāʾ and Wādī Suwayʿid survey in north-eastern Jordan in 2015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
Old OCIANA ID
#0057394
Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

OCIANA, 'ZMMS 218,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/13600. Accessed: 22 Oct, 2026.