UJadhASA 27
Nehmé 2018: pl. 41a
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
TEXT
1 MṭyS¹lm
2 w-wdd Ḫlṣt
| 1-2 | While the letter forms are Ancient South Arabian, the formula is typical of Thamudic B (Macdonald 2018: 256). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Mṭy S¹lm and he loves Ḫlṣt. |
| Macdonald 2018: 256 | Macdonald, Michael C.A. 2018. The Ancient North Arabian and Ancient South Arabian Inscriptions. Pages 227-284 in Laïla Nehmé (ed.). 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. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure |
| Material | Rock |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Umm al-Jaḏāyil |
| Ancient site | unknown |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Macdonald 2018: 256 | Macdonald, Michael C.A. 2018. The Ancient North Arabian and Ancient South Arabian Inscriptions. Pages 227-284 in Laïla Nehmé (ed.). 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. |
| Nehmé 2018: pl. 41a | Nehmé, 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. |