KRS 1319

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 1319
Transliteration
l s²{ʾ}ḥ bn s¹qn h- ʿr
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Translation
By {s²ʾḥ} son of S¹qn is [the drawing of] the hybrid
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The second fork of the ʾ is very shallow and it is possible it should be read as a h. See Macdonald 2019: 157–165 for the reasons for translating ʿ(y)r in Safaitic as a hybrid, that is a "mule" (the offspring of a male donkey x female horse) or a "hinny" (the offspring of a male horse x female donkey).

Editio Princeps
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Special Letter Forms
q circle a dot; ʿ a dot
Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Signs
A dotted cartouche surrounding the text.
Associated Drawings
KRS 1319 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
  • Macdonald, M.C.A. Horses, asses, hybrids, and their uses in the ancient rock-art of the Syro-Arabian desert. in K. Linduff & P. Raulwing (eds), Equids in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and Arabia. Proceedings of a conference in memory of Mary Aitken Littauer. Oxford: BAR, 2019.
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1989
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0021948
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA