CEDS 554

Text Information

Siglum
CEDS 554
Transliteration
l ḫl bn bnmt h- ʿr
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Translation
By Ḫl son of Bnmt 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
No copy/photo
Direction of Script
No copy/photo

Associated Remains
Cairn
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.
Site
EDS 80-15, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0019185
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA