KRS 874

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 874
Transliteration
l ḥy w wg[[m]] [[ʿ]]l- bnġr
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Translation
By Ḥy and he grieved for Bnġr
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The author initially seems to have forgotten the m of wgm and carved ʿl after the g. He then inscribed the m around the ʿ and changed the l to an ʿ and squeezed another l into the text before the b of the name bnġr.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised & mul. scratched
Direction of Script
Straight line

Associated Signs
Cartouche around KRS 874-874.1;
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
#0021502
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA