KRS 818

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 818
Transliteration
l wdmʾl bn grmʾl bn nḫr bn ġrb h- ṣmd w ḏbḥ gml ʿl- -h f s¹lm yṯʿ m- s²nʾ w ʿwr m ʿwr h- ʾs¹fr
OCIANA
Translation
By Wdmʾl son of Grmʾl son of Nḫr son of Ġrb, on the high place, and he sacrificed a male camel on it and so may Yṯʿ give security from enemies and may he blind whosoever effaces these writings
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Safaitic 2

Interpretation

Commentary
On the meaning and cultural context of the term ṣmd 'high place,' see Al-Jallad (2022: 22-26).

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving boustrophedon

Associated Inscriptions

  • Al-Jallad, A. The religion and rituals of the nomads of pre-Islamic Arabia: A reconstruction based on the Safaitic inscriptions. (Ancient Languages and Civilizations, 1). Leiden: Brill, 2022a.
  • [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
Subjects
Curse, Genealogy, Prayer, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0021446
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Updated 30 Nov, 2024 by Ahmad Al-Jallad