KMD 48

Image © G.M.H. King & M.C.A. Macdonald
Siglum
KMD 48
Transliteration
gḥgḥ
ġl{ṭ}
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Translation
Gḥgḥ {transgressed}
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Language and Script
Dhofari 1a

Interpretation

Commentary

gḥgḥ: This anthroponym seems to be cognate with Arabic ǧaḥǧāḥ 'chief'. It is not attested previously in ANA, but the name gḥ is encountered in Safaitic. 

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

  • 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 [Unpublished but available on http://www.ancientarabia.co.uk/ under "Projects"/"Dhofar epigraphic project".] 1993.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.
Site
Area D - Between the Wadi Arzat and Medinat al-Ḥaq roads, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
Date Found
1991-1992
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Query (subject uncertain)
Updated 19 Sep, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'KMD 48,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 19 Sep, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45837. Accessed: 30 Oct, 2026.