KRS 2431

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 2431
Transliteration
l qn n s¹ʾlt bn bḥrmh bn ḥs²b w rʿy h- rmḫ bql
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Translation
By Qn {son of} S¹ʾlt son of Bḥrmh son of Ḥs²b and he pastured the herd of camels on spring herbage
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The author has written s¹ rather than b after the first name. The letter read as a r after rʿy h is a line with a hook and is facing in the opposite direction to the following letters. The author probably had to change the direction of the text because there was insufficient space.

Editio Princeps
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Special Letter Forms
q loop a dash
Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Curving/coil

  • [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
#0023062
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA