KMJ 65-67
Text Information
- Siglum
- KMJ 65-67
- Transliteration
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brḥ nʿgf ym
ġys² nhy
Ahmad Al-Jallad - Translation
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Nʿgf departed when ġys² nhy
Ahmad Al-Jallad
- Language and Script
- Dhofari 1a
Interpretation
- Commentary
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The interpretation of this inscription is highly conjectural. The element brḥ is attested numerous times in the corpus and would seem to be a verb. Likewise ġys² has occured previously in MLF 1, but its meaning is completely obscure. It is tempting to connet nhy with the North Arabian god Nuhay, but it could equally be a personal name here. If the parsing is correct, then it would indicate that the term ym is functioning as a temporal adverb meaning 'when', compare with Sabaic ywm and Arabic yawma.
Ahmad Al-Jallad
- Editio Princeps
- Al-Shaḥrī and King 1993
- Field Collector
- G.M.H. King and A.A.M. Al-Shaḥrī
- Technique
- Carved
- Direction of Script
- Vertical columns
- 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 [Unpublished but available on http://www.ancientarabia.co.uk/ under "Projects"/"Dhofar epigraphic project".] 1993.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 J - The Negd in the eastern region to the east of the Thamrayt road, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
- Date Found
- 1991-1992
- Current Location
- Museum of the Land of Frankincense (0473)
- Subject
- Query (subject uncertain)
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18 Feb, 2026
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Ahmad Al-Jallad
Cite this Site
Al-Jallad, Ahmad. 'KMJ 65-67.' OCIANA. 18 Feb, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46000. Accessed: 01 Mar, 2026.