ZMMS 223

Siglum
ZMMS 223
Transliteration
l ḫr bn ʿm ḏ- ʾl ms¹kt w qṣṣ bʿd ʾs²yʿ -h f ʾs¹lm s¹nt ʾty h- mḏy
OCIANA
Translation
By Ḫr son of ʿm of the lineage of Ms¹kt and he followed after his companions and then surrendered in the year the Persians came.
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The text is very well carved. It is not certain what is meant by ʾs¹lm in this context. For another inscription dated by s¹nt ʾty h-mḏy see SIJ 78 (s¹nt ʾty h- mḏy bṣry).

  • [ZMMS] Previously unpublished inscriptions recorded by Al-Zuʿbī, M. & Al-Maʿānī, S.A. on their Marabb al-Šurafāʾ and Wādī Suwayʿid survey in north-eastern Jordan in 2015
  • [SIJ] Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.
Site
Marabb al-Shurafāt, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2015
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Outside peoples, Date (s¹nt)
Old OCIANA ID
#0057400
Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

OCIANA, 'ZMMS 223,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/13605. Accessed: 23 Oct, 2026.