AWSP 1

Text Information

Siglum
AWSP 1
Transliteration
l ʿmr bn ḥmyn h- ḫzr
Al-Manaser et al. 2021
Translation
By ʿmr son of Ḥmyn is this boar
Al-Manaser et al. 2021
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

The term ḫzr should likely be vocalized as ḫazzīr, cognate with Classical Arabic ḫinzīr and modern Arabic ḫanzīr 'pig', 'boar', but with n-assimilation.

Editio Princeps
Al-Manaser et al. 2021
Field Collector
BES team

Technique
Hammered
Direction of Script
Left to right

Associated Drawings
wild boar

  • [AWSP] Al-Manaser, A., Alsoleihat, F. and Al Turki, H.M.T. Pigs on stone: some rock art from the eastern part of al-harrah, north-eastern Jordanian Badia. Rock Art Research 38 (2), 2021: 131-136.
Site
Wādī Salmā, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
2015-2020
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Drawing of a wild animal, Genealogy
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Updated 08 Mar, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad