KRS 1562

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 1562
Transliteration
l ḥlṯt bn s²nf bn ʾzr w tẓr mny f rwḥ ʾy lt
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Translation
By Ḥlṯt son of S²nf son of ʾzr and he awaited Fate and so [grant] relief from adversity and uncertainty O Lt
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
It is notable that the vocative particle hy is here represented by ʾy just as the definite article h- can be replaced by ʾ-. See Al-Jallad 2015: 158.

Editio Princeps
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Name Distinguished
Scratched/scraped & scratc
Technique
Scratched/scraped & scratched
Direction of Script
Curving boustrophedon

  • Al-Jallad, A. An Outline of the Grammar of the Safaitic Inscriptions. (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 80). Leiden: Brill, 2015.
  • [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
#0022191
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA