DASI

digital archive for the study of pre-islamic arabian inscriptions

Editor: Irene Rossi


SITE INFORMATION

Ancient nameUnknown
CountrySaudi Arabia
Governorateal-Madīna
Type of siteArea with rock inscriptions
StructuresRock inscriptions
Location and toponomyAl-ʿUdhayb is the southernmost site of the Darb al-Bakrah, between al-ʿUlā and Madāʾin Ṣāliḥ.
History of researchAl-ʿUdhayb was visited by the Darb al-Bakrah survey in 2004-2005.

NOTES

Province of al-Madīna (1st administrative order); Governorate of al-ʿUlā (2nd administrative order)

RELATED SITES

south of Madāʾin Ṣāliḥ (Ḥgrʾ)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Al-Ghabbān 2007Al-Ghabbān, Alī I. 2007. Le Darb al-Bakra. Découverte d'une nouvelle branche sur la route commerciale antique entre al-Ḥigr (Arabie Sa‘ūdite) et Pétra (Jordanie). Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres: 9-24.
Nehmé 2018Nehmé, Laïla (ed.) 2018. The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586.