KRS 379

Siglum
KRS 379
Transliteration
l nhb bn s¹ʿd bn ġyrʾl bn s¹krn bn zkr bn ẓnʾl bn s¹b w wgd ʾṯr zkr ʿm -h f ngʿ
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Translation
By Nhb son of S¹ʿd son of Ġyrʾl son of S¹krn son of Zkr son of Ẓnʾl son of S¹b and he found the inscription of Zkr his great great grandfather and so he was sad
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
This text is a good illustration of how the word ʿm in Safaitic can mean “grandfather” or “ancestor beyond grandfather”. Cf. KRS 378.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
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
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1989
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0021007
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA