Denzau 25

Siglum
Denzau 25
Transliteration
l qdm bn ʿmr h- nqr w h- ʿr
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Translation
By Qdm son of ʿmr is the carved text and the hybrid
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The word nqr "writing on stone" (see Al-Jallad & Jaworska under nqr) is found in two other Safaitic inscriptions INAS 55 and ISB 107 (where it may be in the plural). The word ʿr seems to refer to a cross between a horse and an ass, i.e. a mule or hinny (see Macdonald 2019: 157–165). The last three letters are

Associated Signs
14 groups of 7 lines
Associated Drawings
A male equid beautifully carved and filled in, probably referred to in Denzau 23, and a rougher outlined equid
Associated Inscriptions

  • [SafDict] Al-Jallad, A. & Jaworska, K. A Dictionary of the Safaitic Inscriptions. Leiden: Brill, 2019
  • [Denzau] Safaitic inscriptions and rock-drawings from Jordan recorded by Gertrude & Helmut Denzau and published here
  • [Denzau] Denzau, G. & Denzau, H. Wildesel. Mit einem Vorwort von Hans Klingel. Stuttgart: Thorbeke, 1999.
  • 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
Jordan
Date Found
2012
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0056897
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA