Al-Mafraq Museum 74

Text Information

Siglum
Al-Mafraq Museum 74
Transliteration
<<>> l mzʿ bn q{l}{l}t bn ʿm h- frs¹t
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Translation
By Mzʿ son of {Qllt} son of ʿm is the horse
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Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary
The name qllt is new, if the reading is correct, and would appear to be the diminutive of the attested name qll. The name mzʿ is also previously unattested; the root is attested in Classical Arabic meaning 'to divide.'

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Hammered
Direction of Script
Curving edge

Associated Drawings
Mounted mare

  • [Al-Mafraq Museum] Inscriptions kept at the Al-Mafraq Antiquities Office and Museum of uncertain provenances
Site
Unknown, Jordan
Date Found
2016
Current Location
Al-Mafraq Antiquities Office and Museum
Subjects
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0052122
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Updated 01 Dec, 2024 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Al-Jallad, Ahmad. 'Al-Mafraq Museum 74.' OCIANA. 01 Dec, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/42300. Accessed: 07 Jun, 2025.