KRS 1005

Siglum
KRS 1005
Transliteration
l mrʾ bn ʾs¹ḫr bn s²ḥtr {h} s²ʿqm {m}ḥlt l- ḏ ʿwr h- ḫṭṭ
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Translation
By Mrʾ son of ʾs¹ḫr son of S²ḥtr {O} S²ʿqm [send] {a dearth} of pasture to whoever scratches out the carving
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
A prong of the first h and the third m are damaged by abrasions. Note this is one of a handful of examples of the divine name s²ʿ-h-qm spelt s²ʿqm, see for instance KRS 56, 344, 1886, etc.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised & scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Drawings
KRS 1005 d/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
#0021633
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA