KRS 1881

Siglum
KRS 1881
Transliteration
l ʿqdt bn ʿbd w rʿy h- nḫl nwy w wrd b- ks¹ʾ {s¹}{n}n ʿ{q}bt h- ʾḍyt h- ʿqbt h- ḫṭṭ
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Translation
By ʿqdt son of ʿbd and he pastured the valley migrating with the tribe and he came to a watering-place during the cosmical setting/full moon of {s¹----} Scorpio ----
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
One line of the letter after the word ks¹ʾ is faint and if it is a s¹ it would have a different stance to the other s¹ in the text. The following n is rather indistinct. The second q is doubtful as one half of the loop is filled in and it is possible the letter should be read as a d. See the commentary on this inscription in Al-Jallad (forthcoming)

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Signs
Lines tapering to a point; miscellaneous lines
Associated Drawings
KRS 1881 d/1
Associated Inscriptions

  • Al-Jallad, A. An Ancient Arabian Zodiac. The Constellations in the Safaitic Inscriptions. Part II. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 27, 2016: 84–106.
  • [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
#0022510
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA