KRS 1747

Siglum
KRS 1747
Transliteration
l rs¹ʿt
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Translation
By Rs¹ʿt
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The reading of the third letter is clear but the name is difficult to explain. It is possible that it should be amended to b and the name read as rbʿt. It looks as though the inscription was first scratched and then the letters were directly hammered in thick lines.

Editio Princeps
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Special Letter Forms
ʿ a dot
Technique
Direct ham. & scratched
Direction of Script
Straight line

Associated Signs
Cartouche around 1746–1747
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
#0022376
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA