Jawa76M 7

Text Information

Siglum
Jawa76M 7
Transliteration
l ʿwḏ bn {ʿ}{b}d w ndm ʿl ʾnʿm w ʿl ʿmrʾl w {b}ʾ{s¹} m ẓll
Michael C.A. Macdonald
Translation
By ʿwḏ son of {ʿbd} and he was devastated by grief and for those who remain {despair}
Michael C.A. Macdonald
Language and Script
Safaitic 1

Interpretation

Commentary

The inscription is on the left bank of Wādī Rāǧil, on a cliff-face at the waterfall approximately 2 km upstream from the site of Jāwā. The text starts immediately to the right of Jawa76M. 6 and runs vertically until w ndm when it turns and runs horizontally to the right. The reading of ʿbd and bʾs¹ is uncertain.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Michael C.A. Macdonald

Technique
chiselled
Direction of Script
vertical then horizontal left to right boustrophedon

Associated Inscriptions

  • [Jawa76M] Inscriptions recorded by Michael C.A. Macdonald during a survey at Jāwā in 1976 and published on OCIANA No. 7
Site
Jāwā, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Grieving
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Updated 25 Apr, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

Cite this Site

Macdonald, Michael. 'Jawa76M 7.' OCIANA. 25 Apr, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/44195. Accessed: 17 Jun, 2025.