KRS 776

Siglum
KRS 776
Transliteration
l s¹ʿd bn mrʾ w wgd s¹fr ḫl -h f s¹qm
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Translation
By S¹ʿd son of Mrʾ and he found the writing of his maternal uncle and so he was sick [with grief]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The author has used f as the conjunction implying that the finding of his maternal uncle's writing has made the author sick. The sickness implied therefore is presumably an emotional one rather than some physical ailment.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Direct hammered
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
#0021404
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OCIANA. 'KRS 776.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/37228. Accessed: 30 Jun, 2025.