TMES 67

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Siglum
TMES 67
Transliteration
nkḥ ʿly
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Translation
ʿly had sex
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Language and Script
Thamudic D

Interpretation

Commentary

nkḥ: This verb occurs for the first time in ANA, cognate with the Classical Arabic nakaḥa 'to have sex' and/or 'to marry.'

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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
Wādī Ḏī Kindah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
2021
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Sexual references, Name only
Updated 15 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'TMES 67,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 15 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46084. Accessed: 21 Jun, 2026.