KMC 61-63

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Siglum
KMC 61-63
Transliteration
---- s¹mʿ
{ġ}b{r} h yḥ{l} ---- hw
ʿm- wyʾ
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Translation
give ear {Ġbr} h {yḥl} ---- hw
ʿ m w y ʾ
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Language and Script
Dhofari 1a

Interpretation

Commentary

The optative verb s¹mʿ 'to give ear i.e. hear the prayer of someon' is attested across Arabia. Its presence here could imply that ġbr is a divine name, but confirmation must await further attestations, especially since the inscription is extremely weathered. The readable text is open to speculation. 

 

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-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 [Unpublished but available on http://www.ancientarabia.co.uk/ under "Projects"/"Dhofar epigraphic project".] 1993.
Site
Area C - Between the Thamrayt and Wadi Arzat roads, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
Date Found
1991-1992
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Query (subject uncertain), Religion
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Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'KMC 61-63,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 27 Nov, 2025. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/45895. Accessed: 04 Mar, 2026.