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UJadhASA 16


Macdonald 2021: 254-255
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾws¹ s²—
   2  (ʾ)ʿ(k) [.]

Apparatus
145°-rotated "w".
2The second line is readable but the interpretation of the signs remains hypothetical: according to Macdonald the letters could be ʾ/b, ʿ, k/ʾ, a word divider, and a final letter resembling Hismaic ṭ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
MaterialRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUmm Jadhāyidh
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaDarb al-Bakrah
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Macdonald 2021: 254-255 (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 a: 173 (photo)Nehmé, Laïla 2021. The Nabataean and Nabataeo-Arabic Inscriptions. Pages 25-224 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. 2024/05/28; https://hal.science/hal-02096586.