KRS 524

Siglum
KRS 524
Transliteration
{{l}} ms¹k bn ġzl{{t}} bn s²rk bn ġ{{y}}rʾl bn ms²ʿr w rʿy h- ḫrh f h lt s¹lm w ʿwr ḏ yʿ[w]r
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Translation
{By} Ms¹k son of {Ġzlt} son of S²rk son of {Ġyrʾl} son of Ms²ʿr and he pastured the ḫrh and so O Lt [grant] security and blind whoever {scratches out} [the inscription]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
A prong has been added to the initial l. The s¹, k, and b of the first name and the following bn have been inscribed so that the letters are touching each other; lines and scratches have been added to the t of ġzlt; the y of ġyrʾl has been changed to a ṣ and the ʾ has been joined to the l by the addition of a third line to the prong. The w of the last word has been obscured by a chip. The last part of the inscription is written on an adjacent face. The word h- ḫrh is difficult to interpret. All the letters are clear, but it is difficult to find any parallels to such a word. The context requires it to represent a type of animal, a topographical feature, or a type of pasture.

Editio Princeps
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Special Features
Ligatures & addition of lines
Technique
Incised
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
#0021152
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA