MZSA 2

Text Information

Siglum
MZSA 2
Alternative Sigla
ZSIJ 15
Transliteration
l ʿm bn mrʾt h- wqʿt
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Translation
ʿm son of Mrʾt is at this watering hole
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
MZSA 2: By ʿm son of Mrʾnt this Cavity (to collect water)
Commentary
There is no sign on the photograph of the n between the ʾ and the t in the second name as read by MZSA 2 and shown in its facsimile For the interpretation of wqʿt see Al-Jallad & Jaworska (in press).

Editio Princeps
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  • [SafDict] Al-Jallad, A. & Jaworska, K. A Dictionary of the Safaitic Inscriptions. Leiden: Brill, 2019
  • [MZSA] Al-Maʿānī [Maani, Al-Maʿani], S.A. & Al-Zuʿbī [Alzoubi, Alzouʾbi], M.A. New Safaitic inscriptions from al ʿAwshaji al Janoubi- Northeastern Bādyia of Jordan. Adumatu 35, 2017: 19-30.
  • [ZSIJ] Al-Zuʿbī [Alzoubi, Alzouʾbi], M.A. New Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. Amman: Ward Books, 2018.
Site
Al-ʿAwšaǧī al-ǧanūbī, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Watering
Old OCIANA ID
#0032533
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA