KRS 1498

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 1498
Transliteration
l drb bn ʾl{ʾ} bn hʾs¹ bn zgr
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Translation
By Drb son of {ʾlʾ} son of Hʾs¹ son of Zgr
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The last letter of the second name seems to be an ʾ but a loop has been added to a line of one of the forks. The first and third letters of the last name are scratched in thin lines unlike the other letters of the text.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised & scratched
Direction of Script
Curving edge/curving

Associated Signs
7 lines; circle with rays
Associated Inscriptions
KRS 1492-1497

  • [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
#0022127
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'KRS 1498.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/37949. Accessed: 19 Jun, 2025.