KRS 2390

Siglum
KRS 2390
Transliteration
l lqys¹ bn {d}{h}ml
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Translation
By Lqys¹ son of {Dhml}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Some lines of the loop of the d are lightly scratched and the letter read as a h has an arm and the fork is faint and slightly curved. There are light scratches around parts of the text which might be a crude cartouche. lqys¹ bn dhml occurs in SIJ 990.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised & scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Drawings
KRS 2390 d/1

  • [KRS] Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King on the Basalt Desert Rescue Survey in north-eastern Jordan in 1989 and published here
  • [SIJ] Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1989
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0023021
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'KRS 2390.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/38820. Accessed: 24 Jun, 2025.