AH 214

Siglum
AH 214
Transliteration
mtʿʾl ---- ʿṣy / m---- d / mṣ{d} ---- ----bt
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Translation
Mtʿʾl ---- ʿṣy m---- d {on the high [red] mountain} ----bt
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Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Line 3. Abū l-Ḥasan: mṣb---- for mṣ{d}----. Line 4. Abū l-Ḥasan: ---- ḏġbt rather than ----bt. Line 5. Abū l-Ḥasan: ---- nʿ. Line 6. Abū l-Ḥasan: ---- hmn.
Commentary
The inscription is very damaged. It is broken on the left side and at the bottom. Only a few letters can be recognised in lines 4 to 6.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
Mixed relief & incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

  • [AH] Abū ʾl-Ḥasan, Ḥ.ʿA.D. Nuqūš liḥyānīyah min minṭaqat al-ʿulā. (Dirāsah taḥlīliyyah muqāranah). al-Riyāḍ: Wizārat al-maʿārif, 2002. pp 78–80
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Topographic features
Old OCIANA ID
#0033227
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Updated 08 Jan, 2025 by OCIANA