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ZN 14

Siglum
ZN 14
Transliteration
{l} {h}ms² {b}{n} ḥdd {h-} ʿr
Translation
{By} {Hms²} {son of} Ḥdd is {the} hybrid

Interpretation

Commentary
This text is written in a mixture of broadly incised and chiselled letters which are crudely formed. See Macdonald 2019: 157–165 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).

  • 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.
  • Inscriptions recorded by the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme in 1995 at Zemlat Nāṣir, and published here.
Site
Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0036065
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