BM 122182.2

Text Information

Siglum
BM 122182.2
Alternative Sigla
RyBM 122182.2
Transliteration
l s¹mm bn s¹ny bn hmlk bn ḥrb h- ʿr
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Translation
By S¹mm son of S¹ny son of Hmlk son of Ḥrb 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).

Editio Princeps
Ed. pr.

Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Top-to-bottom

Associated Signs
Cartouche around the inscriptions and drawings
Associated Drawings
A horseman, a hinny with rider and a camel
Associated Inscriptions

  • 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.
  • [BM ME Saf] Ryckmans, G. Inscriptions ṣafaïtiques au British Museum et au Musée de Damas. Le Muséon 64, 1951: 83-91, pls 1-3.
Site
"Azraq-Asqwafeh ridge", 100 miles [160 Km] east of ʿAskar", The ḥarrah of north-east Jordan, Jordan
Current Location
British Museum (122182)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0026144
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA