TMES 50

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Siglum
TMES 50
Transliteration
ʾn lṯ
lbb ʿgm
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Translation
I am Lṯ lover of ʿgm
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Language and Script
Thamudic D

Interpretation

Commentary

lbb: This verb/participle is derived from 'heart'. As a verb of affection, it is commonly attested in Himaitic and Dhofari.

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Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Ahmad Al-Jallad and Hythem Sidky

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Vertical columns

Associated Drawings
camel
Associated Inscriptions

  • [TMES] Thamudic inscriptions documented on the Ṭāʾif-Mecca Epigraphic Survey 2021-2022
Site
Wādī Ḏī Kindah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
2021
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Name only, Yearning
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Updated 15 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'TMES 50,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 15 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46067. Accessed: 09 Apr, 2026.