KRS 1445

Siglum
KRS 1445
Transliteration
l ʾs¹wd {b}n ----{r}wd ʾ- nqt
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Translation
By ʾs¹wd son of { ----rwd} is [the drawing of] the she-camel
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The line across the w is narrower and not as deep as the other lines of the letter but it is difficult to say whether it was inscribed by the author or added later by someone else.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving edge

Associated Signs
Cartouche around 1445–1446; 5 circles; 2 circles with rays
Associated Drawings
KRS 1445 d/1 She-camel apparently with an udder-bag (on the girth behind the hump) with a calf attempting to suckle.
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
Subjects
Definite article (unusual), Drawing of a domestic animal, Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0022074
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA