KRS 370

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 370
Transliteration
l ḥrb bn ʾs¹n bn mkmd w nẓr {h}m----w-----hyw l- ḏ yʿwr
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Translation
By Ḥrb son of ʾs¹n son of Mkmd and he was on the look-out {h}m----w-----hyw to whoever scratches out [the inscription]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The body of a camel has been hammered over the top of the first m the “arms” of which have been used as the camel's legs. After the third m the text is difficult to read although there appears to be the last part of a curse at the end.

Editio Princeps
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Name Distinguished
Direct hammered/incised
Special Features
Letters as drawings
Technique
Direct ham/incised
Direction of Script
straight line/curving

Associated Signs
Part of a cartouchearound KRS 367, part of KRS 368, and KRS 369–370.
Associated Drawings
KRS 370 d/1
Associated Inscriptions
KRS 366 (other face); 367-369

  • [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
#0020998
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA