U 083

Siglum
U 083
Transliteration
b{n}tl / bn ----
ʾẓll / l- ḏġ-
bt / b- bd[r]
f rḍ [-h] [ / ] [w] [s¹]
ʿd -h
OCIANA
Translation
By -h son of {Bntl} son of ----
performed the ẓll-ceremony for Ḏġ-
bt in {Bdr}
and so favour {him} {and}
{help} him
OCIANA
Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus
TEXT Line 1. Sima does not read this line. TRANSLATION Line 2. ʾẓll, Sima: '(he) covered (the subterranean water-channel)'. DISCUSSION Hidalgo-Chacón Díez 2014: 15–16, for the place name Bd[r].
Commentary
The inscription is difficult to read. The condition of the rock made it hard for the carver to incise the letters clearly. The last two lines do not align with the rest of the text. Line 2. The verb ʾẓll means "he performed the ẓll-ceremony", the exact nature of which we do not know. Usually, but not always, this verb is followed by the noun h-ẓll meaning "the ẓll-ceremony". Thus, ʾẓll and ʾẓll h-ẓll both mean "he performed the ẓll-ceremony".

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
In relief
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Inscriptions
It is to the right of U 084

  • Hidalgo-Chacón Díez, M. del C. Place names in the Dadanitic inscriptions of al-ʿUḏayb. Adumatu 30, 2014: 15-30
  • [U] Sima, A. Die lihyanischen Inschriften von al-ʿUḏayb (Saudi-Arabien). (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 1). Rahden/Westf.: Leidorf, 1999. pp 25 Plate 20a
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Place-name, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0037713
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Updated 08 Jan, 2025 by OCIANA

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OCIANA. 'U 083.' OCIANA. 08 Jan, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/15198. Accessed: 17 Jun, 2025.