KRS 1196

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 1196
Transliteration
l {n}zz bn ʿs²q h- bkrt
OCIANA
Translation
By {Nzz} son of ʿs²q is [the drawing of] the young she-camel
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The second letter is shallower than the other letters of the text and it is possible it is extraneous. If that is the case then it seems likely that the author has left out a letter before the two z's. There is a cartouche surrounding the inscription and drawing.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
Incised & scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Signs
Cartouche around inscription and drawing; rayed circle; 5 circles
Associated Drawings
KRS 1196 d/1

  • [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
#0021824
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA,. 'KRS 1196.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/37647. Accessed: 10 Jul, 2025.