BRCM 4.1

Siglum
BRCM 4.1
Transliteration
l ḥglt w l--h [h-] gml
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Translation
By Ḥglt {and] by him is [the drawing of] {the} male camel
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
This text is the clearest in the photograph and runs to the right of the female figure. As very often, the definite article (h-) before nqt has been assimilated to the pronominal suffix (-h) immediately before it.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Drawings
A large male camel with hairs sticking out of its hump and a woman drawing out her hair
Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions

  • [BRCM] Bikai, P.M. Rajl: Cairn of the Mermaids. ACOR Newsletter 17:2, 2005: 4-5.
  • [BRCM] Bikai, P.M. Rājil: The Cairn of the Mermaids. Pages 225-243 in F. al-Khraysheh (ed.), Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan X. Amman: Department of Antiquities, 2009.
Site
Qāʿ al-Muqallā 40 km east of al-Azraq in Wādī Rāǧil, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2002–2005
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Drawing of entertainment, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0025955
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA