KRS 401

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 401
Transliteration
l {m}ḥrb bn ʾknt bn s¹lm w ʿwr ḏ ʿwr ḏ- ʾl gry
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Translation
By {Mḥrb} son of ʾknt son of S¹lm and blind whoever scratches out [the] [inscription] he of the lineage of Gry
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The first letter of the author's name is doubtful. The author seems to have intended to write a curse but omitted to inscribe the name of the deity he wanted to invoke.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Straight line

Associated Inscriptions
KRS 399-400; 402 (other 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
#0021029
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'KRS 401.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/36854. Accessed: 07 Jun, 2025.