KRS 9

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 9
Transliteration
l {ʾ}{g}
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Translation
By {ʾg}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The ʾ has a shallow curve joining two of the prongs. The shape of the g is rather elongated and the curves at the top and the bottom seem to be inscribed in shallower lines. It is possible that originally two l's were written and then joined up to form the shape of g.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Straight line

Associated Inscriptions
KRS 7 (other face); 8; 10-11

  • [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
#0020637
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA