KRS 2363

Siglum: KRS 2363
Transliteration: l ʿbd bn bdbl bn ʿbd bn grmʾl bn wḥs² {b}{n} ---- bn ʿwḏ w wgm ʿl- ṣʿd w ʿl- ġnṯ w ʿl- ḥb {w} ʿl- ḫl -h f h lt s¹lm l- ḏ s²r
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Translation: By ʿbd son of Bdbl son of ʿbd son of Grmʾl son of Wḥs² {son of} ---- son of ʿwḏ and he grieved for Ṣʿd and for Ġnṯ and for Ḥb {and} for his maternal uncle and so O Lt [grant] security to whoever is of good character
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary: The photographs are inadequate to be certain of parts of the reading. After wḥs² the inscription is carved on the second and third faces and it seems likely that there is another name before ʿwḏ. The preceding b and n are partially covered by lichen. The seventh w is rather faint. For the interpretation of s²r see Lane (1617b) šār “a man goodly in his internal, or intrinsic, states or qualities, and equally so in his outward appearance”.

[KRS] Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King on the Basalt Desert Rescue Survey in north-eastern Jordan in 1989 and published here
[Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA