LP 457

Interpretation

Commentary: In his commentary to C 511 — which ironically is not an inscription of this type — C notes that C 3506, 4780, and LP 457 are other examples of the structure where the genealogy is interrupted by a statement. Note, however, that he gives a much longer list but that the other inscriptions he cites are not of this type. Possibly the generation(s) after the statement were added as an afterthought. 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).

[LP] Littmann, E. Safaïtic Inscriptions. Syria. Publications of the Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1904–1905 and 1909. Division IV. Section C. Leiden: Brill, 1943.
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.

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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