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Jabal Umm al-Jaḏāyiḏ 2 UJadhASA 2
al-Ḥājj 2017: 222, fig. 2
al-Ḥājj 2017: 222, fig. 2
Macdonald 2021: 253
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 » Sabaic » Northern Middle Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
GENERAL NOTES
| Based on the nisba "the Amīrite" referred to the author of the text, we have included this text in the Northern Middle Sabaic corpus. We thank J. Schiettecatte for pointing out to us that UJadhASA 2 is Jabal Umm al-Jaḏāyiḏ 2 (personal communication, 17/04/2026). |
TEXT
1 Lbyn b{n}—
2 n-Lbyn ʾmryn
| 1-2 | At the end of l. 1, the letter n is hammered. The letter n at the beginning of l. 2 is not aligned with the text above and was seemingly added after the completion of the engraving. The writing style is the same. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Material | Stone |
| 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
| al-Ḥājj 2017: 202, fig. 2 | al-Ḥājj, Muḥammad ʿAlī 2017. Nuqūsh musnadiyya min mawqiʿay jabal Umm Jaḏāyiḏ wa-Bajda. Majallat al-H̲alīj li-l-Taʾrīẖ wa-l-Āṯār (The Gulf Journal for History and Archaeology), 12: 195-224. |
| Macdonald 2021: 253 (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. |