AH 300

Siglum
AH 300
Transliteration
s²mth / w fht / w s¹hmh / w ḥ----
w ʾrs²h / w hqs¹m / bn / fhd
w hnfy / bn / ʿḏy / w rtʾl
w hqs¹m / bn zdlh
w hnfy / bn mʿnlh
s²rfw / b- h- {q}rt
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Translation
By / son of / S²mth and Fht and S¹hmh and Ḥ----
and ʾrs²h and Hqs¹m son of Fhd
and Hnfy son of ʿḏy and Rtʾl
and Hqs¹m son of Zdlh
and Hnfy son of Mʿnlh
were at the point of reaching the {small black hill}
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Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Line 1. Abū l-Ḥasan: wḥrn rather than w ḥ----.
Commentary
For s²rfw perhaps compare Arabic šārafa ʿalay-hi "he was on the point of reaching it" (Lane 1536c) with b- instead of ʿalā. For qrt compare Arabic qārah "a small mountain separate from other mountains", "a small black, isolated mountain" (Lane 1863-1893: 2574b).

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Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Inscriptions
It is above AH 301

  • [AH] Abū ʾl-Ḥasan, Ḥ.ʿA.D. Nuqūš liḥyānīyah min minṭaqat al-ʿulā. (Dirāsah taḥlīliyyah muqāranah). al-Riyāḍ: Wizārat al-maʿārif, 2002. pp 236–240
  • [Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Topographic features
Old OCIANA ID
#0033306
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Updated 08 Jan, 2025 by OCIANA