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KRS 789

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 789
Transliteration
l ---- bn b{s¹}ʾ h- ġlm----
Translation
By ---- son of Bs¹ʾ h- ġlm----

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription is written in between KRS 788 and the thighs of the woman in the drawing. It is badly damaged and after the initial l there is room for several names. One line of the letter read as s¹ is damaged. It is unclear whether the text continues after the m or whether there are any letters at the end of KRS 790. It is quite likely that the end should be read h- ġlmt "the slave-girl" referring to the drawing.

Provenance
Jordan
Original Reading Credit
OCIANA
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

Technique
Incised

Associated Drawings
KRS 789 d/1
Associated Inscriptions

  • 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
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0021417
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