UdhTham 4

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Siglum
UdhTham 4
Alternative Sigla
UdhThamD 2, JSTham 217
Transliteration
wdd f- ʿgrt
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Translation
Love for ʿgrt
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Language and Script
Thamudic D

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus

Macdonald (2018): wdd f ʿṯrt; ‘He loves ʿṯrt’.

Commentary

The phonemic value of the barbell sign remains uncertain (Al-Jallad 2025b), but g is plausible as in Hismaic. The value of ṯ, however, is impossible. The exact sense constructoin wdd f-, and its constituent parts, is unclear. Macdonald (2018: 237) for a discussion on the various hypotheses. 

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Editio Princeps
Macdonald 2018
Field Collector
L. Nehmé

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Vertical column

  • Al-Jallad, A. Towards the decipherment of Thamudic D: an identification of new phoneme-glyph values and letter shapes. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 2025b: 1–29
  • [JSTham] [Thamudic inscriptions published in Jaussen and Savignac 1909-22 (JS)].
  • [UdhDad] Macdonald, M.C.A. The Ancient North and South Arabian inscriptions on the Darb al-Bakra. in L. Nehmé (ed.), The Darb al-Bakrah, a caravan route in north-west Arabia. Catalogue of the inscriptions. Riyadh, Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, 2018a.
Site
Al-ʿUdhayb, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
2004
Current Location
In situ
Subject
greetings or love (wdd)
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Updated 22 Nov, 2025 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'UdhTham 4,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 22 Nov, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45892. Accessed: 05 Mar, 2026.