Is.H 226

Text Information

Siglum
Is.H 226
Alternative Sigla
LP 514
Transliteration
l mfʿt bn ʾs¹ h- ʿr
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Translation
By Mfʿt son of ʾs¹ is the hybrid
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The b is written at 90° to the rest of the text. 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.

Special Letter Forms
Dotted ʿ; slightly squared r.
Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Drawings
Drawing of a ʿr
Associated Inscriptions
H 215-225; 227-231

  • [Is.H] Inscriptions recorded at al-ʿĪsāwī by Hussein Zeinaddin, on the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme, 1995–2002, and published here.
  • 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.
Site
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996–2002
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0027599
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA