Al-ʿUḏayb 037

Text Information

Siglum
Al-ʿUḏayb 037
Transliteration
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ʾẓll ---- f
rḍ -h ----
OCIANA
Translation
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performed the ẓll-ceremony ---- and so
favour him/her ----
OCIANA
Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Commentary

The inscription cannot be read clearly due to the bad condition of the rock-face. 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
Field Collector
Christian Julien Robin

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Inscriptions
It is to the right of Al-ʿUḏayb 036

  • [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
Subjects
Isolated Prayer, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0038402
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Updated 09 Jul, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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OCIANA,. 'Al-ʿUḏayb 037.' OCIANA. 09 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/15376. Accessed: 15 Aug, 2025.