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UJadhASA 13
Nehmé 2021: pl. 34b
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 Ddn bn ʾlks¹
| 1 | The "k" is dextrograde. Macdonald 2021 notes that the second name has not been found before in ASA or ANA but occurs as ʾlks in UJadhNab 419, ʾlksʾ at Petra and as ʾlksy in UJadhNab 395 and at Ḥegrā; it could be an abbreviation of the name Alexander, cf. Ἀλεξᾶς, Ἀλέξις. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Material | Rock |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Umm Jadhāyidh |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Darb al-Bakrah |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Macdonald 2021: 254 | 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. 34 | 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. |