Al-ʿUḏayb 003

Text Information

Siglum
Al-ʿUḏayb 003
Transliteration
bmr / ʾẓlt -h
OCIANA
Translation
Bmr [performed] her ẓll-ceremony [?]
OCIANA
Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Commentary

A reading of Bmr as Bgr should not be excluded. The verb ʾẓlt means "she 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, ʾẓlt and ʾẓlt h-ẓll both mean "she performed the ẓll-ceremony". The significance of the enclitic pronoun -h is not clear.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Christian Julien Robin

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Inscriptions
It it to the left of Al-ʿUḏayb 001 and above Al-ʿUḏayb 002

  • [Al-ʿUḏayb] Dadanitic inscriptions from Al-Udayb photographed by Ch. Robin, L. Nehmé, and J. Ryckmans, and published on OCIANA
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0038368
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Updated 06 Jul, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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OCIANA,. 'Al-ʿUḏayb 003.' OCIANA. 06 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/15345. Accessed: 20 Aug, 2025.