KMH 9-10

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Siglum
KMH 9-10
Transliteration
md hḍ
k- s²ms¹
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Translation
Hḍ made an offering to S²ms¹
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Language and Script
Dhofari 1a

Interpretation

Commentary

md: This should be understood as the suffix conjugated verb madda 'to extend', compare with Mehri məd 'to stretch out'. In the C-stem, it means 'to give'. 

hḍ: The subject of the verb md. This personal name is not attested in ANA, but the root is productive in Arabic where it means 'to crush, break' (Lane, 2896a).

k-: This is the dative preposition, also attested in Minaic. In Mehri, the k- preposition serves a number of functions, but a dative sense can still be detected in its use in 'have' constructions, šəh 'he has' < *ka-hu 'to him'. In other cases, the preposition has the meaning of 'with' (Rubin 2009).

s²ms¹: The pan-Semitic solar deity. 

 

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
Al-Shaḥrī and King 1993
Field Collector
G.M.H. King and A.A.M. Al-Shaḥrī

Technique
Painted
Direction of Script
Vertical columns right to left

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  • Al-Shaḥrī, A.A.M. & King, G.M.H. The Dhofar Epigraphic Project. A Description of the Inscriptions recorded in 1991 and 1992. [Unpublished but available on http://www.ancientarabia.co.uk/ under "Projects"/"Dhofar epigraphic project".] 1993.
  • [Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
  • Rubin, A.D. The Functions of the Preposition K- in Mehri. Journal of Semitic Studies 54:1, 2009: 221–226.
Site
Area H - the western Jebel (Jabal Qamar), Dhofar Governorate, Oman
Date Found
1991-1992
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Religion
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Al-Jallad, Ahmad. 'KMH 9-10.' OCIANA. 15 Jul, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45797. Accessed: 16 Aug, 2025.