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al-Said 2004, Inscription 1
al-Saʿīd 2004: 85, figs 3-4
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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| The graffito is written near an identical text in Arabic Kufic script. These bilingual inscriptions are dated by the editor to the end of 3rd century AD after Hijra, i.e. to the 9th century AD (cf. al-Said 2004: 86). About the use of a South Arabian type alphabet during the Islamic period, see Mascitelli 2006: 274-275. |
TEXT
1 Ṭwq bn
2 ʾl-Hyṯm
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Ukhdūd |
| Ancient site | Ẓrbn / Ngrn |
| Geographical area | Najrān |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | In situ |
| Notes | The inscription is incised at the foot of the "Upper Naṣla Mountain", in the Riǧla quarter located at the south-eastern part of the Najrān city. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Saʿīd 2004: 84-85, figs 3-4 | al-Saʿīd, Said F. 2004. Early South Arabian-Islamic bilingual inscription from Najran. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 15: 84-88. |
| Mascitelli 2006 | Mascitelli, Daniele 2006. L'arabo in epoca preislamica. Formazione di una lingua. (Arabia Antica, 4). Rome: «L'Erma» di Bretschneider. |