Al-ʿUḏayb 130

Text Information

Siglum
Al-ʿUḏayb 130
Transliteration
ḏ bs²rh / bn / klb
ʾẓll / bʿd / nḫl -h / b- bdr
f rḍ -h / w ʾḫrt -h
OCIANA
Translation
By / son of / Ḏ Bs²rh son of Klb
performed the ẓll-ceremony for the sake of his palm trees in Bdr
and so favour him and his posterity
OCIANA
Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

DISCUSSION: Hidalgo-Chacón Díez 2014: 15–16, for the place name Bdr.

Commentary

Line 1: The letter ḏ should be considered as an apotropaic sign.

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. Place names in the Dadanitic inscriptions of al-ʿUḏayb. Adumatu 30, 2014: 15-30
Site
The oasis of al-ʿUlā, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
2009
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Agriculture, Apotropaic sign, Genealogy, Isolated Prayer, Place-name, Religion
Old OCIANA ID
#0038496
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Updated 10 Jul, 2025 by Michael Macdonald

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OCIANA,. 'Al-ʿUḏayb 130.' OCIANA. 10 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/15466. Accessed: 14 Aug, 2025.