Al-ʿUḏayb 046

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Siglum
Al-ʿUḏayb 046
Transliteration
ʿbdmh w dnḫ{ẓ}-
hm w ----ṭ / h-
ẓll ---- [l-] ḏġb-
t / f [r]ḍ -h [w] [s¹]ʿd -h
OCIANA
Translation
ʿbdmh and {Dnḫẓ-
hm} and ----ṭ per-
formed the ẓll-ceremony ---- {for} Ḏġb-
t and so {favour} him {and} {help} him
OCIANA
Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Commentary

Line 3: 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". It is curious that although there appear to be the names of two people at the beginning of the text, the verb is almost certainly in the singular, as are the pronominal suffixes.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Inscriptions
It is above Al-ʿUḏayb 048

  • [Al-ʿUḏayb] Dadanitic inscriptions from Al-Udayb photographed by Ch. Robin, L. Nehmé, and J. Ryckmans, and published on OCIANA
Site
Al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Isolated Prayer, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0038411
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Updated 09 Jul, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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OCIANA, 'Al-ʿUḏayb 046,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 09 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/15385. Accessed: 06 Mar, 2026.