KRS 2003

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 2003
Transliteration
l bs¹ʾ <<>> bn ----m bn gml
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Translation
By Bs¹ʾ son of ----m son of Gml
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
There appears to be a b after the ʾ. The name bs¹ʾb is unattested and it seems likely that the b is dittography. It is possible that the first letter of the second name is an ʿ but it is difficult to be sure because there is a hammered line over it.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Top-to-bottom

Associated Signs
Wasm
Associated Inscriptions
KRS 1999-2002; 2004-2008; Arabic

  • [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
#0022632
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA