Al-ʿUḏayb 087

Text Information

Siglum
Al-ʿUḏayb 087
Transliteration
ʿyḏ----
rʾs¹----
bd b ʿ----
n / ʾ{ẓ}ll
----bt
OCIANA
Translation
By Bd son of ʿ---- ʾyḏ----
rʾs¹----
bd b ʿ----
n {performed} the ẓll-ceremony
----t
OCIANA
Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Commentary

Line 4: The verb ʾ{ẓ}ll 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, ʾ{ẓ}ll and ʾ{ẓ}ll h-ẓll both mean "he performed the ẓll-ceremony".

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Christian Julien Robin

Technique
Incised
Direction of Script
Horizontal line right to left

Associated Inscriptions
It is below AH 001, to the right of Al-ʿUḏayb 086 and to the left of Al-ʿUḏayb 087

  • [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
Date Found
2009
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0038452
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Updated 10 Jul, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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OCIANA,. 'Al-ʿUḏayb 087.' OCIANA. 10 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/15423. Accessed: 10 Sep, 2025.