MKTF 20

Text Information

Siglum
MKTF 20
Alternative Sigla
Denzau 21
Transliteration
l s¹lm bn ġḏn {b}{n} {b}{d}n
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Translation
By S¹lm son of Ġḏn {son of} {Bdn}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The text is carved vertically between MKTF 19 and a drawing of an ostrich. The first three letters have been joined together as perhaps have the first two letters of the last name.

Associated Drawings
Many drawings of animals all over the face.
Associated Inscriptions
MKTF 10–19, 21–

  • [Denzau] Safaitic inscriptions and rock-drawings from Jordan recorded by Gertrude & Helmut Denzau and published here
  • [Denzau] Denzau, G. & Denzau, H. Wildesel. Mit einem Vorwort von Hans Klingel. Stuttgart: Thorbeke, 1999.
  • [MKTF] Inscriptions recorded at Tell Farah, near Jabal Qurmah, by M.C.A. Macdonald, G.M.H. King, & D. Jacobson and published here
Site
Tall Farah [Tilāl al-Farī ?], Al-Zarqāʾ Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1981
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0056893
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA