KRS 306

Siglum
KRS 306
Transliteration
l ḍḥy bn ʾs¹wr w ʿnw {ʾ}gr f h rḍw bdd -h m- ʾg{r}t -h
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Translation
By Ḍḥy son of ʾs¹wr and he was obedient as a hired man and so O Rḍw [grant] his share of his {pay}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The reading of the second ʾ is rather doubtful as one of the prongs of the letter is indistinct and it is possible it should be read as a h. For ʿnw cf. Arabic ʿanā (√ ʿNW) “he was obedient, submissive” (Lane 2178b).

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions
KRS 304-305; 307-312; 313-322 (other face); 323 (third face)

  • [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
#0020934
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OCIANA,. 'KRS 306.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/36759. Accessed: 22 Sep, 2025.