KRS 274

Siglum
KRS 274
Transliteration
l whb{ʾ}l h- bqr
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Translation
By {Whbʾl} is [the drawing of] the oryx
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The drawing, which shows a number of oryx, suggests that bqr here is a collective. Bqr is one of the words used for “oryx” in Safaitic (as in Arabic baqar waḥš), the other is dṣy. Bqr is, of course, also used for “cattle”,

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Straight line

Associated Drawings
KRS 274 d/1
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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
Old OCIANA ID
#0020902
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA