KRS 1903

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 1903
Transliteration
l whbʾl bn ʾktb w ḫrṣ ʿl- rgl -h f h lt s¹lm w nqʾt l- ḏ yʿwr
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Translation
By Whbʾl son of ʾktb he watched over his men and so O Lt may he be secure and may whoever scratches out [the inscription] be thrown out of his grave
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
There are some additional lines inscribed over the ʿ and top of the l after the word ḫrṣ. It is possible that rgl should be interpreted as "foot-soldiers" in a unit led by Whbʾl.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions
KRS 1896-1902

  • [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
#0022532
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA