KRS 5

Siglum
KRS 5
Transliteration
l ʾḥd {{b}}n n{{ʿ}}mn bn ḥ{{r}}ṯt bn ġly bn whbʾl w w[[]]gd ʾṯr zwlt f ngʿ
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Translation
By ʾḥd {son of} {Nʿmn} son of {Ḥrṯt} son of Ġly son of Whbʾl and he {found} the traces of Zwlt and so he grieved in pain
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The b of the first bn has been altered with an additional curve giving it the appearance of a m the first n of the second name has been given an additional stroke giving it the shape of a small s¹ and the following ʿ has a line across the circle giving it the shape of a small w. The r of the name ḥrṯt has a line across the ḥ. The author wrote three w's after the the genealogy but corrected his mistake by crossing out the last one and continuing the inscription in a slightly different direction.

Editio Princeps
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Special Features
Addition of lines
Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving boustrophedon

Associated Inscriptions
KRS 3-4

  • [KRS] Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King on the Basalt Desert Rescue Survey in north-eastern Jordan in 1989 and published here
Site
Wādī Salmā, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1989
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0020633
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA