KRS 1950

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 1950
Transliteration
l ʾdm bn ʿlyn bn mrwn [[ ]] bn s¹ʿd bn ys¹mʿl w wgm ʿl- ḥbb
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Translation
By ʾdm son of ʿlyn son of Mrwn son of S¹ʿd son of Ys¹mʿl and he grieved for a friend
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
After the name mrwn the author carved bn s¹ʿd bn ys¹ʿl bn ṣbʿ and then crossed out the names and instead continued the text bn s¹ʿd bn ys¹mʿl w wgm ʿl ḥbb curving round. Presumably the first attempt was because of the mistake of ys¹ʿl for ys¹mʿl. It is unclear why the author did not re-carve the name ṣbʿ in the second attempt.

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Technique
Incised & scratched
Direction of Script
Coil

Associated Signs
7 circles
Associated Inscriptions
Greek

  • [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
#0022579
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA