AH 223

Siglum
AH 223
Transliteration
[----]
llbhm ----
bt / f rḍy----
h / s¹nt / ʾr[b][ʿ]----
b- ʾ{ʿ}h / ḏ----
nʾ----ml----
n / ʾf----
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Translation
[----]
llbhm----
bt and so may he favour ----
h in the year {four} ----
b- {ʾʿh} ḏ----
nʾ----ml----
n/ʾf----
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Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEX Line 3. Abū l-Ḥasan: ʾr{b}---- for ʾr[b][ʿ]----. Line 4. Abū l-Ḥasan: b ʾṯ -h rather than bʾ{ʿ}h. Line 5. Abū l-Ḥasan: ml{k lḥy} rather than ----ml----. TRANSLATION Line 1. Abū l-Ḥasan: 'to Lbhm ----'.
Commentary
The inscription is broken on the left side.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
In relief
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 107–109
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Date (s¹nt), Isolated Prayer
Old OCIANA ID
#0033230
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Updated 08 Jan, 2025 by OCIANA