Al-ʿUḏayb 064

Text Information

Siglum
Al-ʿUḏayb 064
Transliteration
ʾs¹ / bn ----
w ʾṯt -h / ʾmtġ-
ḥ / ʾẓllw / l- ḏġbt
h- ẓll / bʿd
ml [-hm] b- ḏʿmn / w b----
f rḍ -hm ----
OCIANA
Translation
By / son of ---- ʾs¹ son of ----
and his wife ʾmtġ-
ḥ performed for Ḏġbt
the ẓll-ceremony for the sake of
{their} property in Ḏʿmn and in ----
and so favour them ----
OCIANA
Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

DISCUSSION: Hidalgo-Chacón Díez 2014: 19–20, for the place name Ḏʿmn. Hidalgo-Chacón Díez 2016: 128, for the divine name Ḏġbt.

Commentary

The end of the last two lines cannot be read clearly due to the erosion of the rock-face.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Christian Julien Robin

Technique
Incised & chiselled
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. 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
Date Found
2009
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Place-name, Relatives, Religion, Women
Old OCIANA ID
#0038421
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Updated 10 Jul, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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OCIANA,. 'Al-ʿUḏayb 064.' OCIANA. 10 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/15395. Accessed: 05 Aug, 2025.