TMES 51

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Siglum
TMES 51
Transliteration
nʿmt ʿn ḥbb
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Translation
May the eye of a beloved experience delight
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Language and Script
Thamudic D

Interpretation

Commentary

nʿmt ʿn: This expression should be compared to Quranic qurratu ʿaynin 'coolness (comfort, delight) of the eye' (Q 28:9), meaning 'joy' or 'pleasure.' The term nʿmt then should be compared with Classical Arabic naʿmatun 'pleasure, joy, delight' etc. 

To the left of the column appears to be a symbol, perhaps a tribal mark. It is tempting to read it as the adverb rb 'much', but the initial mark is difficult to understand as a Thamudic D r.

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

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Vertical columns

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
Subject
Isolated Prayer
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Updated 15 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

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Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'TMES 51,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 15 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46068. Accessed: 09 Apr, 2026.