Al-ʿUḏayb 045

Text Information

Siglum
Al-ʿUḏayb 045
Transliteration
hgrwt / bn hnfʿt
ʾẓll / h- ẓll / l- ḏġ-
bt / b- bdr / bʿd {ṯ}brt -h
b- s¹ʿ----
OCIANA
Translation
By / son of Hnfʿt Hgrwt son of Hnfʿt
performed the ẓll-ceremony for Ḏġ-
bt in Bdr for the sake of his {grain}
in s¹ʿ----
OCIANA
Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

DISCUSSION: Hidalgo-Chacón Díez 2014: 15–16, for the place name Bdr. Hidalgo-Chacón Díez 2016: 128, for the divine name Ḏġbt.

Commentary

Line 4: It is possible that the first letter, b, is a mistake for a f, and this is the beginning of a prayer {f} s¹ʿ[d] [-h].

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Laïla Nehmé

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Inscriptions
It is to the left of Al-ʿUḏayb 122

  • [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
Al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Agriculture, Deity, Genealogy, Place-name, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0038410
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Updated 09 Jul, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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OCIANA, 'Al-ʿUḏayb 045,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 09 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/15384. Accessed: 06 Mar, 2026.