Is.R 7

Text Information

Siglum
Is.R 7
Transliteration
l s²f bn ġs¹l h- ʿr
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Translation
By S²f son of Ġs¹l is the hybrid
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
See Macdonald (in press, a) for the reasons for translating ʿ(y)r in Safaitic as a hybrid, that is a "mule" (the offspring of a male donkey x female horse) or a "hinny" (the offspring of a male horse x female donkey).

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Associated Signs
A lightly scratched cartouche around the inscription and drawing
Associated Drawings
Drawing of a ʿr

  • [Is.R] Inscriptions recorded at al-ʿĪsāwī by Reem Salih, on the Safaitic Epigraphic Survey Programme, 1996, 2000, and published here.
  • 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
Al-ʿĪsāwī, Rif Dimašq Governorate, Syria
Date Found
1996, 2000
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0028217
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA