KRS 978

Siglum
KRS 978
Transliteration
l mlk bn {ʿ}bd bn s²rb bn ġlmt bn s²r{b}
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Translation
By Mlk son of {ʿbd} son of S²rb son of Ġlmt son of {S²rb}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The first letter of the second name looks more like a w than a ʿ, but the sequence of names in other inscriptions on this rock suggest that ʿbd was intended. It is possible that the author left out the name ʿḏ after ʿbd as the sequence mlk bn ʿbd bn ʿḏ occurs in KRS 979 and 981, and mlk bn ʿbd bn ʿḏ bn s²rb in KRS 982 on this rock. The last letter of the text is slightly damaged and the photograph is not very clear. It is possible that it should be read as a r.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions
KRS 976-977, 979-982; 983-988 (second 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
#0021606
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OCIANA. 'KRS 978.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/37430. Accessed: 24 Jun, 2025.