KRS 2769

Siglum
KRS 2769
Transliteration
l nṣr bn s¹mr w rʿy w s¹rḥ s¹fnt
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Translation
By Nṣr son of S¹mr and he pastured and drove [the animals] to pasture by themselves [in] a wind
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
For s¹rḥ see Arabic sarraḥa "he sent forth [the animals] to pasture by themselves" (Lane p. 1344c). For s¹fnt see Arabic sāfinah "a wind that blows upon the surface of the earth, a wind" (Lane 1375c).

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Signs
Cartouche around KRS 2769–2771
Associated Inscriptions

  • [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.
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1989
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0023403
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'KRS 2769.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/39178. Accessed: 08 Jun, 2025.