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AH 259

Siglum
AH 259
Transliteration
zd/bn/ʿbs²m{s¹}
Translation
Zd son of {ʿbs²ms¹}

Interpretation

Commentary
The final letter looks more like a n than a s¹ but is very different from the previous n and it is probable that the left "leg" of the s¹ is difficult to read on the very bad photograph.

Provenance
Jabal Umm Daraǧ
Original Reading Credit
Abū l-Ḥasan 2002: 184-185
Original Translation Credit
Abū l-Ḥasan 2002: 184-185

Technique
Incised

  • Abū ʾl-Ḥasan, Ḥ.ʿA.D. Nuqūš liḥyānīyah min minṭaqat al-ʿulā. (Dirāsah taḥlīliyyah muqāranah). al-Riyāḍ: Wizārat al-maʿārif, 2002. pp 184–185
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Script
Dadanitic
Old OCIANA ID
#0033265
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