Al-ʿUḏayb 019

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Siglum: Al-ʿUḏayb 019
Transliteration: ṣḥwnfy / bn / zd-
ṭny / s¹lmh / ʾẓll---- / ----
t / b- {k}{h}{l} / f rḍ -h
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Translation: By / son of / Ṣḥwnfy son of Zd-
ṭny S¹lmh performed the ẓll-ceremony----
t at {Khl} and so favour him
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Language and Script: Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: DISCUSSION: Hidalgo-Chacón Díez 2014: 20–22, for the place name Khl. Hidalgo-Chacón Díez 2016: 128, for the divine name Ḏġbt.
Commentary: Lines 2–3: One would expect l-ḏġbt after ʾẓll. However, after ʾẓll, there is a round sign (possibly originally a w) which has been erased, then a word divider, then a sign which could be a r or a l, after which the rock face comes to an end in a small uneven area. It is also clear that there was nothing before the t/ at the beginning of line 3. We are unable to explain this. Note that this is one of the few Dadanitic inscriptions in which the sign for ṭ and the sign for ẓ occur, so that the difference in their shapes can be clearly seen.

Associated Inscriptions: It is to the left of Al-ʿUḏayb 017 and above Al-ʿUḏayb 011 and Al-ʿUḏayb 018

[Al-ʿUḏayb] Dadanitic inscriptions from Al-Udayb photographed by Ch. Robin, L. Nehmé, and J. Ryckmans, and published on OCIANA
Hidalgo-Chacón Díez, M. del C. Place names in the Dadanitic inscriptions of al-ʿUḏayb. Adumatu 30, 2014: 15-30
Hidalgo-Chacón Díez. M. del C. The divine names at Dadan: a philological approach. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 46, 2016: 125–136

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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