AH 201

Text Information

Siglum
AH 201
Transliteration
ʾs¹ / bn / zdl-
h / ʾgw / l- ḏ-
ġbt / ṣlm
ḫ----{s¹} / ḏh
f rḍ -h / w s¹ʿ-
d -h
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Translation
By / son of / ʾs¹ son of Zdl-
h offered to Ḏ-
ġbt this statue
of ḫ----{s¹}
and so favour him and help
him
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Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Abū l-Ḥasan reads line 4 at the end of line 3.
Commentary
The text is incised on a sandstone altar. Lines 1–5 are written on one of the four faces of the altar, whereas the last line is written on the column which supports the altar.

Editio Princeps
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Technique
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 48–50
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0033352
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Updated 08 Jan, 2025 by OCIANA