KRS 1236

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 1236
Transliteration
----[w]{g}d s¹fr dd -h f ngʿ
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Translation
---- {he found} the writing of his paternal uncle and he grieved in pain
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The letters immediately before the g are not clear on the photograph although it is very likely that wgd should be restored. It is possible that the first part of the inscription is on another face of the rock which was not photographed or that it has been damaged by a chip.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions
KRS 1232-1235; 1237; 1238-1240.1 (second); 1241 (third 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
Old OCIANA ID
#0021865
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA