GS 44

Text Information

Siglum
GS 44
Transliteration
l bw<.>{k} bn {k}tt bn ms¹ʾl
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Translation
By {Bw<.>k} son of {Ktt} son of Ms¹ʾl
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The reading of the k in the first name is only tentative. Additionally, there is a space between the w and the proposed k, making it possible there might have been another letter there that is no longer legible. If this is in fact a k, then it is of a different shape than the proposed k in the second name. A faint ḫ and t can be seen on the bottom face of the rock but appear unconnected with this inscription

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched & scraped
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting from left)

  • [GS] Inscriptions from Ǧabal Says recorded by Robert Hoyland and Michael Macdonald and published here
Site
Ǧabal Says, Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0030254
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA