KRS 1896

Siglum
KRS 1896
Transliteration
l ʾrs¹ bn ʿwḏ
OCIANA
Translation
By ʾrs¹ son of ʿwḏ
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The author of this inscription appears to have changed a drawing of an ostrich done by the author of KRS 1900 into one of a camel by adding hind legs and a body.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Signs
8 dots (one on the edge might be incidental)
Associated Drawings
KRS 1896 d/1
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
#0022525
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA,. 'KRS 1896.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/38343. Accessed: 09 Jul, 2025.