ZMQJ 5

Siglum
ZMQJ 5
Transliteration
l ʿbṯ bn nġft h- ʿr
OCIANA
Translation
By ʿbṯ son of Nġft is the hybrid
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary

See Macdonald 2019: 157–165 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).

Michael C.A. Macdonald

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
vertical then horizontal right to left

Associated Inscriptions
A rider on a ʿr hunting two oryx

  • [ZMQJ] Alzoubi, M; Al-Maani, S. and Al-Qudrah, H. Safaitic inscriptions and possible hunting scenes from the north-eastern Bādiya, Jordan. Rock Art Research 2016 - Volume 33, Number 2, pp. 1-11.
  • 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.
Site
Al-ʿAwšaǧī al-ǧanūbī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Old OCIANA ID
#0053820
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Updated 22 Sep, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

Cite this Site

Macdonald, Michael C.A. and OCIANA. 'ZMQJ 5.' OCIANA. 22 Sep, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/2520. Accessed: 12 Jan, 2026.