Al-ʿUḏayb 065

Text Information

Siglum
Al-ʿUḏayb 065
Transliteration
ʿbdḏġbt / s¹l[ḥ] ḏġ[b][t]
w wʾl / ʾ{b} {-h}
ʾẓllw / l- ḏġ-
bt / h- ẓll
---- ḏhʾ / m
---- f rḍ -h[m]
w s¹ʿ{d} [-h][m]
OCIANA
Translation
ʿbdḏġbt {priest of} {Ḏġbt}
and Wʾl {his} {father}
performed for Ḏġ-
bt the ẓll-ceremony
---- ḏhʾ m
---- and so favour {them}
and {help} {them}
OCIANA
Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

DISCUSSION: Hidalgo-Chacón Díez 2016: 128, for the divine name Ḏġbt.

Commentary

It seems that the author of the inscription forgot to carve ḏġbt after s¹lḥ and then added it above the end of line 1.

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Christian Julien Robin

Technique
Incised
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. 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, Isolated Prayer, Relatives, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0038430
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Updated 10 Jul, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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OCIANA,. 'Al-ʿUḏayb 065.' OCIANA. 10 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/15402. Accessed: 05 Aug, 2025.