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UdhASA 1 JSMin 210
Macdonald 2021: 235
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé.
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé.
Macdonald 2021: 235
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé.
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé.
Nehmé 2021: pl. 1a
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 |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
TEXT
1 Rbʾl-(bn)[ ... ...]
2 ḏ-Mʿhr
| 1 | "ʾ" is dextrograde. Macdonald notes that "It seems probable that this text is JSMin 210 and that Jaussen and Savignac accidentally omitted the ʿ in the group name" and that "UdhNab 6–13, some of which = JSNab 250–254, are on the same face" (Macdonald 2021). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Material | Rock |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-ʿUdhayb |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Macdonald 2021: 235 (photo) | Macdonald, Michael C.A. 2021. 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 2021: pl. 1a | Nehmé, Laïla (ed.) 2021. 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. |