ZSI 1

Text Information

Siglum
ZSI 1
Transliteration
l ʿqrb bn hnʾt ḏ- ʾl tm w ndm ʿl- ʾm -h trḥt w bny ʿl- -h
OCIANA
Translation
By ʿqrb son of Hnʾt of the lineage of Tm and he was devastated by grief for his mother who had died and he built [a cairn] over her
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Note that the photograph in ZSI fig. 1 is printed back-to-front.

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Coil (edge)

Associated Signs
7 lines

  • [ZSI] Zayadine, F. A Safaitic Inscription in the Amman Archaeological Museum. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 24, 1980: 107-109.
Site
Umm al-Ǧimāl [?], Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
Amman Museum J (13157)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0003136
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024