RWQ 334

Siglum
RWQ 334
Transliteration
l mnʿt bn mgd bn mrʾ bn ẓnnʾl w wgd ʾṯr ʾl ḍf glyn m- ḥrb nbṭ {f}{l}{ṭ}t l- mdntn
OCIANA
Translation
By Mnʿt son of Mgd son of Mrʾ son of Ẓnnʾl and he found the trace(s) of the lineage of Ḍf who were cut off on account of the Nabataean war {may} both provinces {be delivered}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Unfortunately, the photographs do not show the letters flṭ and Rūsān 2004 has neither a copy nor a photograph of this inscription. Their inclusion in the reading here depends entirely on Rūsān's reading in which they are placed in ( ). It is unknown on what basis he placed them here and they are therefore marked as doubtful. On the photographs there is what appears to be a n after mdnt suggesting that "two provinces" (Syria and Arabia?) are mentioned. The reading given here (apart from mdntn) was proposed by Al-Jallad & Bernard (forthcoming).

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Associated Remains
location 5

  • [ABSG] Al-Jallad, A. & Bernard, Ch. New Safaitic and Greek inscriptions from the Jordanian Ḥarrah relating to Roman military units. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 171.1, 2021: 69-80
  • [RWQ] Al-Rūsān [Al-Rousan, Rousan], M.M. Nuqūš ṣafawīyah min wādī qiṣṣāb bi-ʾl-urdun. Dirāsah maydānīyah taḥlīlīyah muqāranah. Unpublished doctoral thesis King Saʿūd University, Riyadh. 2004.
Site
Wādī Salmā, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Finding inscription(s), Genealogy, Outside peoples, Warfare
Old OCIANA ID
#0032262
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OCIANA,. 'RWQ 334.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/28371. Accessed: 17 Jul, 2025.