KRS 2805

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 2805
Transliteration
l ws¹ʿ bn ʿwḏ ----ḫbby
OCIANA
Translation
By Ws¹ʿ son of ʿwḏ ----ḫbbite
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The two letters at the end which have been read as b's have been turned 90° degrees unlike the first b of the text. There is an abrasion between the ḏ and ḫ and it is possible that a h should be restored. ḫbby occurs as a nisba in KRS 371.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Inscriptions
KRS 2796-2804; 2806-2810

  • [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
#0023439
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'KRS 2805.' OCIANA. 16 Sep, 2024. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/39214. Accessed: 16 Jun, 2025.