KRS 886

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 886
Transliteration
l zḥk ----d bn zḥk bn s²mʿr
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Translation
By Zḥk ----d son of Zḥk son of S²mʿr
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription after the first name is very faint and damaged but there is sufficient space for two names. The names zḥk bn ms²ʿr occur in KRS 1161, 2817, 2818, and 2819 and it seems possible that s²mʿr here is metathesis for ms²ʿr.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised & scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions
KRS 884-885 (first face)

  • [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
#0021514
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'KRS 886.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/37338. Accessed: 18 Jun, 2025.