KMJ 77-78-79

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Siglum
KMJ 77-78-79
Transliteration
dlym br nld br --- frd
Giuliano Castagna
Translation
Dlym son of Nld son of --- Frd
Giuliano Castagna
Language and Script
Dhofari/Dhofari 1a

Interpretation

Commentary

dlym: A hitherto unattested personal. However, compare the root √dlm yielding terms meaning 'very black' in Arabic (Lane 907) and 'mean, greedy' in MSAL (Johnstone 1981: 39; 1987: 70).

nld: this is attested only once as an anthroponym in Safaitic. Its etymology is unclear. It is to be noted that the third character is unclear, and could be a <ʿ>, in which case the anthroponym in question would read /nlʿ/.

---: The third name in the sequence is not clearly legible.

frd: This name is attested twice in Dhofari (cf. DhSh 3 and KMD 42), as well as multiple times in Safaitic, and is a cognate of the Arabic name Farīd.

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

  • [MLZ] Al-Maʿshani, A.b.M. 2014. Muʿǧam Lisān Żufār. Bayrūt: Lubnān.
  • 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 [Unpublished but available on http://www.ancientarabia.co.uk/ under "Projects"/"Dhofar epigraphic project".] 1993.
  • [Lane] Lane, E.W. An Arabic-English Lexicon, Derived from the Best and Most Copious Eastern Sources. (Volume 1 in 8 parts [all published]). London: Williams & Norgate, 1863-1893.
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

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Giuliano Castagna, 'KMJ 77-78-79,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46025. Accessed: 05 Mar, 2026.