KRS 1687

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 1687
Transliteration
l ḥd bn ʾnʿm bn ḥd bn rmzn w gls¹ f h lt w ḏs²r s¹lm w ḫlṣt w ʿwr ḏ yʿwr h- s¹fr
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Translation
By Ḥd son of ʾnʿm son of Ḥd son of Rmzn and he halted briefly and so O Lt and Ḏs²r may he be secure and safe and blind whoever scratches out the writing
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription is surrounded by a cartouche and the lines of the text are separated by lines with series of lines crossing them.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving boustrophedon

Associated Signs
Cartouche, horizontal lines with vertical lines attached
Associated Inscriptions
KRS 1685 (first face); 1686

  • [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
Al-Mafraq Antiquities Office and Museum (13)
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0022316
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA