Al-ʿUḏayb 053
Text Information
- Siglum
- Al-ʿUḏayb 053
- Transliteration
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ʾbʿl {b}n ʿḏry
ʾẓllOCIANA - Translation
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By ʾbʿl son of ʿḏry ʾbʿl {son of} ʿḏry
performed the ẓll-ceremonyOCIANA - Language and Script
- Dadanitic
Interpretation
- Commentary
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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
- Technique
- Incised
- Direction of Script
- Horizontal line right to left
- Associated Inscriptions
- It is below Al-ʿUḏayb 052, to the left of U 039 and above Al-ʿUḏayb 056
- [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
- Genealogy, Religion
- Old OCIANA ID
- #0038418
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Updated
09 Jul, 2025
by
Michael Macdonald
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OCIANA,. 'Al-ʿUḏayb 053.' OCIANA. 09 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/15392. Accessed: 11 Sep, 2025.