KRS 1437

Siglum
KRS 1437
Transliteration
l ʿtk bn gn---- b[n] gnʾl h- ḫṭṭ f h lt ʿwr ḏ yʿwr
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Translation
By ʿtk son of Gn---- {son of} Gnʾl is the carving and so O Lt blind whoever scratches [it] out
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The rock is very worn between the second n and and the third name. It seems quite likely that the name should be restored as gnʾl as the sequence ʿtk bn gnʾl bn gnʾl occurs in KRS 46 and 1226. There are later lines and shapes near the end of the inscription.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched & scraped
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Drawings
KRS 1437 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
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1989
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0022066
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA