INAS 85

Siglum
INAS 85
Transliteration
l ʿmt bt gmm w l- h- ṯyt
OCIANA
Translation
By ʿmt daughter of Gmm and this cenotaph is hers
Michael C.A. Macdonald
Language and Script
Hismaic

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

The ed. pr. translates ṯyt as qabr “grave”.

Commentary

The usual assimilation of the two h's in the expression *w l- h h-rgm > w l- h -rgm, occurs here.

The excavation of a structure described as a ṯyt in the numerous inscriptions which lined its inner walls, showed that there was no body and Ahmad Al-Jallad (forthcoming) has suggested it was a cenotaph, i.e. a memorial for a dead person whose body was not available for burial. 

Michael C.A. Macdonald

Editio Princeps
OCIANA

Associated Inscriptions
83-88

  • [INAS] Al-ʿInizī [Al-Inizy], M.ʿA.H. Nuqūš ʿarabiyyah šamāliyyah qadīmah min šamāl al-mamlakah al-ʿarabiyyah al-saʿūdiyyah dirāsah taḥlīliyah muqāranah. MA Thesis Yarmouk University. 1427/2006.
Site
Saudi Arabia
Date Found
1994-2005
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Genealogy, Funerary
Old OCIANA ID
#0032466
Updated 11 Oct, 2026 by Michael Macdonald

Cite this Site

Michael C.A. Macdonald and OCIANA, 'INAS 85,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 11 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/40629. Accessed: 28 Oct, 2026.