KRS 2970

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 2970
Transliteration
[l] kʿmh bn ġṯ h- dr
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Translation
Kʿmh son of Ġṯ was here
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The initial l has been hammered over. The k has been joined to the ʿ the arms of the b to the n and the n to the following the ġ. The prongs of both of the h's have also been joined together.

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Special Features
Ligatures
Special Letter Forms
ʿ a dot; ṯ loops are dots; d loop a dot
Technique
Direct hammered
Direction of Script
Curving

  • [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
#0023604
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA