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KRS 1792

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 1792
Transliteration
{{l}} {{b}}{{ʿ}}{{d}}h bn s²b bn {{ḏ}}{{r}}h bn s²bky bn gm{{l}} {{h-}} {{b}}{{k}}rt w h- dr
Translation
By Bʿdh son of S²b son of Ḏrh son of S²bky son of Gml is [the drawing of] the young she-camel and [he] was here

Interpretation

Commentary
Thin lines have been added to some of the letters. There is a slight curve added to the back of the initial l; a curved line has been added inside the arms of the b; two lines have been added to the ʿ and a line has been added on either side of the d. An additional prong has been added to the ḏ and a fork has been formed at the other end; a line joins the arms of the r and a line is attached to to the ends of the l of the fifth name. A line has been added to the following h forming three prongs at one end and a fork at the other; the b has been changed to a circle and a line has been added through the middle of the k.

Provenance
Jordan
Original Reading Credit
OCIANA
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

Technique
Scratched

Associated Signs
Circle with rays
Associated Drawings
KRS 1792 d/1
Associated Inscriptions

  • 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
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0022421
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