KRS 1233

Siglum
KRS 1233
Transliteration
l ʿlyn bn rgl bn ṣʿd bn ʿlyn bn [[]] mrwn w wrd f h bʿls¹m{n} rwḥ b- {m}ṭr
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Translation
By ʿlyn son of Rgl son of Ṣʿd son of ʿlyn son of Mrwn and he came to a watering-place and so O {Bʿls¹mn} [grant] relief from adversity and uncertainty with {rain}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The second letter is considerably larger than the other ʿ's in the text, but ʿlyn seems a more likely reading than glyn. The sequence rgl bn ṣʿd bn ʿlyn bn [[]] mrwn occurs in KRS 1124. The author appears to have made a mistake before the fifth name and then crossed out a letter which also seems to be the case in KRS 1124. The sequence ṣʿd bn ʿlyn bn mrwn occurs in KRS 1567. The last letter of the deity's name is covered by the scratches over the inscription and the m of the last word is damaged by a chip in the rock.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving boustrophedon

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
#0021862
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OCIANA. 'KRS 1233.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/37684. Accessed: 08 Jul, 2025.