KRS 1739

Siglum
KRS 1739
Transliteration
l ʾhbb w nwʾ
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Translation
By ʾhbb and he was far away
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The interpretation of nwʾ is based on Lane 2861a "he ... was, or ...went far away" "formed by a transposition from naʾā, or a dialect form of this latter".

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched & mul. scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Signs
Faint cartouche KRS 1739, 1739.1-2; a series of small circles; 4 lines
Associated Inscriptions
KRS 1735 (first face); 1736-1738; 1739.1-1742

  • [KRS] Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King on the Basalt Desert Rescue Survey in north-eastern Jordan in 1989 and published here
  • [Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1989
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0022368
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OCIANA. 'KRS 1739.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/38186. Accessed: 04 Jul, 2025.