KRS 59

Siglum
KRS 59
Transliteration
l ʿmn bn gnʾl bn ḥy bn ṣbḥ bn ḥy bn [[g]]nʾl bn whb w nyk s¹lm ʾmt s¹lm
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Translation
By ʿmn son of Gnʾl son of Ḥy son of Ṣbḥ son of Ḥy son of {Gnʾl} son of Whb and he had sex with S¹lm, S¹lm's slave-girl
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
It seems likely that the author made a mistake at the beginning of the sixth name and inscribed a straight line with a prong on the end which he then rubbed over and another short line. He then changed them into a g by drawing a curve to attach the lines at the top and joining them with a straight line at the bottom. Presumably, the two occurrences of s¹lm refer to two different people either with the same name or with names from the same root. The end can be translated either as above or as “S¹lm had intercourse with S¹lm's slave girl”.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised & scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions

  • [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
#0020687
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA