Al-ʿUḏayb 041

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Al-ʿUḏayb 041
Transliteration
mrʾ / bn / fl
ʾgw h- ẓll / ḏh
l- ḏġb[t] f rḍ {-h} bd{m}{r} ʾ-
ḥ{ẓ}l ʾ----l
ʾẓll / f rḍ -h
[w] {ʾ}ḫrt [-h]
OCIANA
Translation
By / son of / Mrʾ son of Fl
organized this ẓll-ceremony
for {Ḏġbt} and so favour {him} bd{m}{r} ʾ
ḥ{ẓ}l ʾṣl
performed the ẓll-ceremony and so favour him
{and} {his} {posterity}
OCIANA
Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

DISCUSSION: Hidalgo-Chacón Díez 2016: 128 for the divine name Ḏġbt.

Commentary

Line 5: 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". Lines 3–6: The end of line 3 and the last lines may be another inscription.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

  • [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. The divine names at Dadan: a philological approach. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 46, 2016: 125–136
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0038406
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Updated 09 Jul, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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