KRS 1814

Interpretation

Commentary: The second letter has a line across the circle but it seems likely it should be emended to ʿ. The d has been hammered over and there are scratched lines across the ʾ. The second letter of the second name is difficult to interpret but might be a s¹. The first three letters of the third name are rather squashed together and have been scratched over. They are followed by a h and a t which is doubtful as one line of the cross seems to be less definite than the other. It is difficult to explain why there is a h but perhaps it was a mistake that the author did not correct. Another possibility is that the lines read as q and d are in fact a q where the additional vertical line is incidental and the slight rubbing at one end of the h covers a loop, in which case the letter should be read as a ṣ. The name at the end would then read qmṣt.

Associated Signs

Cartouche around KRS 1813-1817

Associated Inscriptions

[KRS] Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King on the Basalt Desert Rescue Survey in north-eastern Jordan in 1989 and published here

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

OCIANA. 'KRS 1814.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/38261. Accessed: 18 Jun, 2025.