JawaM 4
Text Information
- Siglum
- JawaM 4
- Transliteration
-
l ʾws¹ bn mḥlm bn ʾḫ {b}[n] ʿd bn ḥnnʾl bn nẓmʾl w wgm ʿl- ḫrṣ w ʿl- ----y w ʿl- ʿbd{ʾ}{l} ---
Michael C.A. Macdonald
- Translation
-
By ʾws¹ son of Mḥlm son of ʾḫ {son of} ʿd son of Ḥnnʾl son of Nẓmʾl and he grieved for Ḫrṣ and for ----y and for {ʿbdʾl} ----
Michael C.A. Macdonald
- Language and Script
- Safaitic 2
Interpretation
- Commentary
There is a gap between ḥmʾl and w wgm. Heavily hammered modern Arabic words have damaged the end of the inscription
- Editio Princeps
- OCIANA
- Field Collector
- Michael C.A. Macdonald
- Technique
- Incised
- Direction of Script
- left to right winding
- Site
- Jāwā, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
- Date Found
- 1981
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subjects
- Genealogy, Grieving
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Updated
29 Dec, 2024
by
Michael Macdonald
Cite this Site
Macdonald, Michael. 'JawaM 4.' OCIANA. 29 Dec, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44094. Accessed: 08 Jul, 2025.