KMJ 39-40

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Siglum
KMJ 39-40
Transliteration
ḥdʾl br ʾwhm
Giuliano Castagna
Translation
ḥdʾl son of ʾwhm
Giuliano Castagna
Language and Script
Dhofari/Dhofari 1a

Interpretation

Commentary

ḥdʾl: Elistic name attested once in Safaitic.

ʾwhm: This name could be interpreted as an ʾafʿal pattern of the root whm or a fawʿal pattern of the root ʾhm. This inscription exhibits a stray /h/ whose function is unclear. Cf. KMG 149-151.

Giuliano Castagna

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 [Unpublished but available on http://www.ancientarabia.co.uk/ under "Projects"/"Dhofar epigraphic project".] 1993.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
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
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Updated 02 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Giuliano Castagna, 'KMJ 39-40,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46023. Accessed: 05 Mar, 2026.