HCRA 24

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Siglum
HCRA 24
Transliteration
ḫmr ʾṯrt ṣydt
tmmm rbʿt
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Translation
Tmmm (son of) Rbʿt offered ʾṯrt (the) hunt/game
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Language and Script
Himaitic

Interpretation

Commentary

ḫmr: This is a common verb of offering in South Arabian, meaning 'to grant, bestow' (SW, s.v.).

ʾṯrt: The mother deity in ancient Semitic religion, attested aross the Near East: Ugaritic ʾṯrt, Hebrew אֲשֵׁרָה, Ancient South Arabian, ʾṯrt. 

ṣydt: A substantive from the root ṣyd 'to hunt;' however, its precise meaning in the present context is unclear. It could refer to an offering of game or to the dedication of the hunt itself. On the ritual hunt in pre-Islamic Arabia, see Maraqten 2015.

tmmm: The common name tamīm with mimation.

rbʿt: The common name rabīʿat.

Ahmad Al-Jallad

Editio Princeps
Al-Hadithi 2020
Field Collector
Fawziyyah Al-Hadithi

Technique
Painted
Direction of Script
Right to left

  • [HCRA] Al-Hadithi, F. Al-rusum al-sakhriyyah al-mulawwanah fi kuhūf janub gharb al-mamlakah [Colored Rock Art in the Caves of Southwest Saudi Arabia]. Riyadh: King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, 2020.
  • Maraqten, M. Hunting in pre-Islamic Arabia in light of the epigraphic evidence. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 26, 2015: 208-234.
  • [SW] Sabäisches Wörterbuch: http://sabaweb.uni-jena.de/Sabaweb/
Site
Ġār al-Ḥaras, Taṯlīṯ, Asir Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Deity, Genealogy, Hunting, Religion
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Updated 26 Feb, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'HCRA 24,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 26 Feb, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46013. Accessed: 17 Mar, 2026.