DhItt 1

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Siglum
DhItt 1
Transliteration
l- ns²dq s¹dmt
Giuliano Castagna
Translation
For Ns²dq (son of) S¹dmt
Giuliano Castagna
Language and Script
Dhofari/Dhofari 1a

Interpretation

Commentary

ns²dq: This is either a previously unattested personal name or a toponym.

s¹dmt: A term attested in Sabaic meaning 'ill-health' (Beeston 1982: 124). It is possible to understand it as a personal name; the name s¹dm has at least been attested once in Safaitic. Rather than interpreting this as a geneology, one could assume that the inscription forms a sentence: for Ns²dq is ill-health.

Giuliano Castagna

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Giuliano Castagna

Technique
Hammered
Direction of Script
Vertical columns

  • Beeston, A. F. L. 1982. Sabaic Dictionary : English, French, Arabic. Louvain-la-Neuve, Beyrouth: Editions Peeters ; Librairie du Liban.
  • [DhItt] Dhofari inscriptions documented at Ittin in Dhofari by G. Castagna and published on OCIANA.
Site
Ittin, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
Date Found
2019
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
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Updated 02 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Giuliano Castagna, 'DhItt 1,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46028. Accessed: 20 Apr, 2026.