KRS 268

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 268
Transliteration
l s²rw bn flṭl h- dr w ʾn ʾtm bn s²rw
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Translation
S²rw son of Flṭl was here and I am ʾtm son of S²rw
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
For a discussion of these rare texts which record that they were carved by someone other than the “author”, see Al-Jallad 2015: 5–6, 95

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Curving edge

Associated Signs
Cartouche around this inscription and KRS 266–267
Associated Inscriptions
KRS 264-265 (other face); 266-267

  • Al-Jallad, A. An Outline of the Grammar of the Safaitic Inscriptions. (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 80). Leiden: Brill, 2015.
  • [KRS] Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King on the Basalt Desert Rescue Survey in north-eastern Jordan in 1989 and published here
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1989
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0020896
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA