KRS 397

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 397
Transliteration
l ḥyn bn nl h- ḫṭṭ [w wg]m ʿl- ḥbb ʿl- ʾʿlh w nn
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Translation
By Ḥyn son of Nl is the carving and he grieved for Ḥbb [or: a friend] for ʾʿlh and Nn
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The letters w wg occur in the field copy but are not visible in the photograph.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving boustrophedon

Associated Signs
4 lines; 7 lines; 7 small circles
Associated Drawings
KRS 397 d/1

  • [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
#0021025
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'KRS 397.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/36850. Accessed: 07 Jun, 2025.