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KWQ 161

Siglum
KWQ 161
Transliteration
l mlṯt bn {ʿ}ly bn bdl h- ʿr
Translation
By Mlṯt son of {ʿly} son of Bdl is the hybrid

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription and drawing are surrounded by a scratched cartouche. See Macdonald (in press, a) for the reasons for translating ʿ(y)r in Safaitic as a hybrid, that is a "mule" (the offspring of a male donkey x female horse) or a "hinny" (the offspring of a male horse x female donkey).

Provenance
Wādī Qattafi
Original Reading Credit
OCIANA
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

Technique
Incised & scratched

Associated Signs
A scratched cartouche around the inscription and drawing. 2 series of seven lines
Associated Drawings
KWQ 161 d/1

  • Macdonald, M.C.A. Horses, asses, hybrids, and their uses in the ancient rock-art of the Syro-Arabian desert. in K. Linduff & P. Raulwing (eds), Equids in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and Arabia. Proceedings of a conference in memory of Mary Aitken Littauer. Oxford: BAR, 2019.
  • Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King at Wādī Qaṭṭāfī, north-eastern Jordan, and published here.
Site
Tell 7, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0024319
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