KRS 1789

Siglum
KRS 1789
Transliteration
l ġnṯ bn ʾbyn bn zd bn hʾby
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Translation
By Ġnṯ son of ʾbyn son of Zd son of Hʾby
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

OCIANA 1: hʾs¹y for hʾby.

Commentary

The previous reading of hʾs¹y published on OCIANA 1 has been corrected to the well-known name hʾby. The letter previously read as s¹ is approximately the same shape as the other b in the inscription, therefore a reading of hʾby is clear.

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Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
Incised & scraped
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Signs
Cartouche; 7 lines
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
#0022418
Updated 24 Jul, 2026 by Josef Bloomfield

Cite this Site

Josef Bloomfield, 'KRS 1789,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 24 Jul, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/38236. Accessed: 05 Aug, 2026.