TMES 24

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Siglum: TMES 24
Transliteration: lbt -y tḥb
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Translation: My heart loves
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Language and Script: Thamudic D

Interpretation

Commentary: The 1cs suffixed pronoun y following the noun lbt 'heart' must be interpreted as consonantal, as in by. There are several more inscriptions on this panel but they have all been effaced.
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Editio Princeps: OCIANA
Field Collector: Ahmad Al-Jallad and Hythem Sidky

Technique: Carved
Direction of Script: Vertical columns

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

Site: Al-ʿArfāʾ, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

Date Found: 2021
Current Location: In situ
Subject: Query (subject uncertain)
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Updated 16 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'TMES 24,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 16 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46041. Accessed: 29 Mar, 2026.