CEDS 120

Text Information

Siglum
CEDS 120
Transliteration
l ----q---- bn qds¹ bn qmhn bn ---- bn ḥlmn {b}{n} mn{l}{m} {b}{n} bl bn mʿlt bn ḥly bn rfʾt bn zmhr {b}{n} ---- wtd h- ʿr
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Translation
By ----q---- son of Qds¹ son of Qmhn son of ---- son of Ḥlmn {son of} {Mnlm} {son of} Bl son of Mʿlt son of Ḥly son of Rfʾt son of Zmhr {son of} ---- Wtd 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 Drawings
CEDS 120 d/1
Associated Remains
Cairn
Associated Inscriptions
CEDS 118-119; 121-124

  • 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 80-3, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0018749
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA