KRS 1739.1

Text Information

Siglum
KRS 1739.1
Transliteration
l s¹{r}ʾ
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Translation
By {s¹rʾ}
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The s¹ has been turned 90 degrees. The letter read as r is only slightly curving and there is a rather large gap between it and the ʾ. It is possible that this inscription and KRS 1739.2 are practice texts.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Scratched & mul. scratched
Direction of Script
Curving

Associated Signs
Faint cartouche around KRS 1739.1, 1739.2 and 1739
Associated Inscriptions
KRS 1735-1739; 1739.2-1742

  • [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
#0023964
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Updated 16 Sep, 2024 by OCIANA