TMES 16

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Siglum: TMES 16
Transliteration: wddt ʾs¹d
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Translation: Love from ʾs¹d
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Language and Script: Thamudic D

Interpretation

Commentary: wddt: This expression is common in Thamudic C and some varieties of D. It seems to be a nominal form of the verbal root wdd 'to love, greet.' It is also possible to interpret it as a first person singular form, wadadtu, but in other situations such a grammatical interpretation is impossible.
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Editio Princeps: OCIANA
Field Collector: Ahmad Al-Jallad and Hythem Sidky

Technique: Carved
Direction of Script: Vertical column

Associated Drawings: Camel

[TMES] Thamudic inscriptions documented on the Ṭāʾif-Mecca Epigraphic Survey 2021-2022

Site: Wādī Lawān, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

Date Found: 2021
Current Location: In situ
Subjects: greetings or love (wdd), Name only
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Updated 13 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'TMES 16,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 13 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46033. Accessed: 09 Apr, 2026.