KRS 3238

Siglum
KRS 3238
Transliteration
l ʾḥwr bn gdy bn kmd h- dr s¹nt gs²m w ʿwr m {ʿ}{w}r
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Translation
ʾḥwr son of Gdy son of Kmd was here [in] the year of Gs²m and blind whoever {scratches out} [the inscription]
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
There are hammer marks over the first part of the name. The third and second letters from the end are faint. For s¹nt gs²m cf WH 1276 and the commentary to WH 3792a.

Editio Princeps
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Name Distinguished
Written in cartouche
Technique
Incised & scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Signs
Cartouche around KRS 3238–3239
Associated Inscriptions

  • [KRS] Inscriptions recorded by Geraldine King on the Basalt Desert Rescue Survey in north-eastern Jordan in 1989 and published here
  • [WH] Winnett, F.V. & Harding, G.L. Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns. (Near and Middle East Series, 9). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1978. No. 1276
Site
Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan
Date Found
1989
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0023876
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA