AH 172

Siglum
AH 172
Transliteration
ḥrb / ḏ s¹yl
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Translation
Ḥrb of the lineage of S¹yl
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Language and Script
Dadanitic/Ancient South Arabian

Interpretation

Commentary
The letters ḥ and ḏ are Minaic, and the rest of the letters could be either Minaic and Dadanitic. Because of the mix of the letters is difficult to consider this graffito as Dadanitic.

Editio Princeps
Abū l-Ḥasan 1997: 340-341

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Inscriptions
It is above AH 171

  • [AH] Abū ʾl-Ḥasan, Ḥ.ʿA.D. Qirāʾah li-kitābāt liḥyāniyyah min ǧabal ʿakmah bi-minṭaqat al-ʿulā. Al-Riyāḍ: Maktabat al-malik fahd al-waṭaniyyah, 1997. pp 340–341 Plate 19
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Lineage
Old OCIANA ID
#0033199
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