AH 315

Text Information

Siglum
AH 315
Transliteration
nṭr / ddn
ʿbdh / bn s¹lm
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Translation
By / son of S¹lm Guarded Ddn
ʿbdh son of S¹lm
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Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Commentary
The inscription is beautifully carved in relief within a broad border, and a broad band between the two lines. It is interesting that, unlike most Dadanitic and other Ancient North Arabian graffiti, the word order here is Verb—Object—Subject. The letters d and n are carved in the opposite direction to that of the text.

Editio Princeps
Abū l-Ḥasan 2002: 265-266

Technique
In relief
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Inscriptions
It is below AH 331 and to the left of AH 316 and AH 317

  • [AH] Abū ʾl-Ḥasan, Ḥ.ʿA.D. Nuqūš liḥyānīyah min minṭaqat al-ʿulā. (Dirāsah taḥlīliyyah muqāranah). al-Riyāḍ: Wizārat al-maʿārif, 2002. pp 265–266
Site
Madāʾin Ṣāliḥ, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Military, Place-name, Watch (keeping)
Old OCIANA ID
#0033321
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Updated 08 Jan, 2025 by OCIANA