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KRS 2965

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 2965
Transliteration
l ys²kr bn ms²r
Translation
By Ys²kr son of Ms²kr

Interpretation

Commentary
The penultimate letter resembles a ḥ but it should probably be amended to a k as ms²kr occurs as the patronym in KRS 2964, 2967–2968.

Provenance
Jordan
Original Reading Credit
OCIANA
Original Translation Credit
OCIANA

Special Letter Forms
y loop is a dot
Technique
Direct hammered

Associated Signs
Cartouche around KRS 2964–2968
Associated Inscriptions

  • 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
Script
Safaitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0023599
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