KRS 3224

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 3224
Transliteration
l grf bn ʾs¹d bn ʿmrt bn lqf h- frs¹ w h rḍy ʿwr m ʿwr h- ḫṭṭ
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Translation
By Grf son of ʾs¹d son of ʿmrt son of Lqf is the horseman and O Rḍy blind whoever scratches out the carving
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
Some of the letters of the name have been decorated. The r's, f's, and first b are drawn with double lines, with short lines across them, and the m also has short lines across it. The last part of the inscription is carved on the fourth face.

Editio Princeps
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Name Distinguished
Letter decoration
Special Features
Letter decoration
Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Curving edge/curving

Associated Drawings
KRS 3224 d/1
Associated Inscriptions
KRS 3215 (first face); 3216-3219 (second face); 3220-3221 (third face); 3222-3223 (fourth face); 3224 (fifth face)

  • [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
#0023862
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA