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KRS 1079

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 1079
Transliteration
l s¹ny bn ms¹k bn ḥny bn ms¹k bn s²rb bn ġlmt w wgm ʿl- rbʾl f h l{h} s¹lm l- ḏ ---- w nqm{t} m- s²nʾ
Translation
By S¹ny son of Ms¹k son of Ḥny son of Ms¹k son of S²rb son of Ġlmt and he grieved for Rbʾl and so O {Lh} [grant] security to whoever ---- and {revenge} from enemies

Interpretation

Commentary
The prong of the h in the deity's name is doubtful and no letters are legible between the ḏ and w. The crossbar of the second t is faint and uncertain.

Provenance
Jordan
Original Reading Credit
OCIANA
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

Technique
Incised

Associated Inscriptions
KRS 1077-1078; 1080-1081

  • 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
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0021707
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