King Archive 2

Text Information

Siglum
King Archive 2
Transliteration
l {r}mn ---- {ġ}nm bn ʿly{n} ---- {s¹}ry bn {.}{ṣ / h / }m h- frs¹ h rḍy ʿwr mn ʿwr ----
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Translation
By {Rmn} ---- {Ġnm} son of {ʿlyn} ---- {S¹ry} son of {.s/hm} is the horseman O Rḍy blind whoever scratches out ----
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Language and Script
Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription runs down the right side of the drawing of a horseman turns to run below it and then up the right side. It obviously predates King Archive 1 which has been carved over part of the genealogy. There is also considerable later hammering over anything that may have followed the second ʿwr, and over King Archive 3. Like King Archive 1, 3, and 4–6, the inscription is known only from polaroid prints discovered in the archive of Geraldine King.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Boustrophedon (starting downwards)

Associated Drawings
A drawing of a horseman
Associated Inscriptions
King Archive 1 and 3

  • [King Archive] Inscriptions recorded by the late Geraldine King which were found in her archive after her death and are published here
Site
Jordan
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Old OCIANA ID
#0034810
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Updated 08 Jan, 2025 by OCIANA