KRS 1604

Siglum
KRS 1604
Transliteration
{{l}} ḫmṯt w ʿṯrt hʿṯm ---- ġ{{l}}mt
OCIANA
Translation
{By} {Ḫmṯt} w ʿṯrt hʿṯm ---- {slave girl}
OCIANA
Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Incised vertically immediately to the left of the woman's body. The rock is rubbed between the second m and the ġ. The l of the last word seems to have been changed to a s¹ as in KRS 1603. All four inscriptions on the rock claim the drawing.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions
KRS 1602-1603; 1605

  • [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
#0022233
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'KRS 1604.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/38051. Accessed: 05 Jul, 2025.