KRS 979

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 979
Transliteration
l ṣʿd bn mlk bn ʿbd bn ʿḏ bn s²[r]b
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Translation
By Ṣʿd son of Mlk son of ʿbd son of ʿḏ son of {S²rb}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
It is possible that the author made a mistake at the end by leaving out a r between the s² and the b. The sequence mlk bn ʿbd bn ʿḏ bn s²rb occurs in KRS 982 on this rock.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions
KRS 976-978; 980-982; 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
#0021607
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OCIANA. 'KRS 979.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/37431. Accessed: 24 Jun, 2025.