Al-ʿUḏayb 042

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Siglum
Al-ʿUḏayb 042
Transliteration
rbḥ / s¹lḥ / ḏġb-
t / ʾẓll / h- ẓll
l- ḏġbt / b- k-
hl / bʿd / m l- -h / f r-
ḍ -h / w ʾ{ḫ}{r}t -h
OCIANA
Translation
Rbḥ priest of Ḏġb-
t performed the ẓll-ceremony
for Ḏġbt at K-
hl for the sake of his property and so
favour him and his {posterity}
OCIANA
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

The rock-face is damaged at the end of the text.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Signs
Cartouche
Associated Inscriptions
It is below and to the right of Al-ʿUḏayb 041

  • [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
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Isolated Prayer, Place-name, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0038407
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Updated 05 Jul, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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