KhS 47

Text Information

Siglum
KhS 47
Transliteration
l ʿṯm bn qdm bn ḥny
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Translation
By ʿṯm son of Qdm son of Ḥny
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
This inscription is below the herd described in Associated Drawings. The edition interprets one of the crudely drawn gazelles in the drawing as a man wearing a gazelle skin to disguise himself among the herd. image not available

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Unidentifiable
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Drawings
A herd of six gazelles and possibly a crudely drawn seventh.; A hunter appears to be lying in wait with a bow.
Associated Inscriptions

  • [KhS] Al-Khraysheh, F. Al-ṣayd ʿind al-ʿarab al-ṣafāʾiyīn qabl al-islām. Journal of Epigraphy and Rock Drawings 1, 2007: 9-28.
Site
Wādī Sārah, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0030320
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA