KMG 53-54

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Siglum
KMG 53-54
Transliteration
nzm -k
ʿ{w}n
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Translation
Your gift is help
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Language and Script
Dhofari 1a

Interpretation

Commentary

This appears to be a short prayer to an anonymous deity. 

nzm: This word is previously attested in another, similarly enigmatic phrase KMA 17-19. See the commentary there.

ʿwn: The reading of the second letter is not entirely certain. It could be plausibly read as ḍ as well, but w is more likely. Compare with Arabic ʿawn- 'aid' (Lane, 2203a).

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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-Jallad, A. The Decipherment of the Dhofari Script: Three halḥam abecedaries and the first glimpses into the corpus. Jaarbericht Ex Oriente Lux (JEOL) 49, 2025d: 119-147
  • 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 [Unpublished but available on http://www.ancientarabia.co.uk/ under "Projects"/"Dhofar epigraphic project".] 1993.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 G - East of Tawi Atir, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
Date Found
1991-1992
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Prayer
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Updated 16 Nov, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Al-Jallad, Ahmad. 'KMG 53-54.' OCIANA. 16 Nov, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45876. Accessed: 26 Jan, 2026.