WH 125

Siglum
WH 125
Transliteration
l brṭ h- ʿr
OCIANA
Translation
The hybrid is by Brṭ
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
WH: translation of ʿr as "ass"
Commentary
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).

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Horizontal line left to right

Associated Drawings
A mule bearing a rider with a long lance
Associated Remains
Cairn

  • 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.
  • [WH] Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978.
Site
WH Cairn 2, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1958–1959
Current Location
in situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0010873
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OCIANA. 'WH 125.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/31026. Accessed: 04 Jul, 2025.