KRS 1583

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Siglum
KRS 1583
Transliteration
l ʾs¹l bn md w mdn
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Translation
By ʾs¹l son of Md and Mdn
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary

The w is under the felid's tail and the second m under its belly. The last two letters are written on the other side of a crack in the rock. 

Michael C.A. Macdonald

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
vertical

Associated Drawings
KRS 1583 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
#0022212
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Updated 06 Sep, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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Macdonald, Michael C.A. and OCIANA. 'KRS 1583.' OCIANA. 06 Sep, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/38034. Accessed: 07 Sep, 2025.