KRS 2785

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 2785
Transliteration
l k{ṯ}bt bn flw
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Translation
By {Kṯbt} son of Flw
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The loops of the ṯ are dots that have been hammered unlike the rest of the letters which are scratched and incised and it is possible they were added later and the letter was originally a l. If that is the case, the name should be read as klbt.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Straight line

Associated Signs
Five series of seven dots with a single line
Associated Inscriptions
KRS 2783-2784

  • [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
#0023419
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA