KMD 28–31
Text Information
- Siglum
- KMD 28–31
- Transliteration
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zy?l
h l ḥ m q w s² r b t s¹ k n {d} ġ ṭ ḫ f ʾ ʿ {ḍ}
s¹kn ʿḍg dġṭ
zys³ṣ
Ahmad Al-Jallad - Translation
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zy?l
h l ḥ m q w s² r b t s¹ k n {d} ġ ṭ ḫ f ʾ ʿ {ḍ}
s¹kn ʿḍg dġṭ
zys³ṣAhmad Al-Jallad - Language and Script
- Dhofari 1a
Interpretation
- Commentary
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This inscription was first identified as an Abecedary in Al-Jallad 2025d and then re-edited by Al-Jallad in Al-Jallad and Prioletta 2026 based on a clearer photograph (which is published here).
The right column contains what appears to be the beginning of the final Dhofari letter family z y but then contains a glyph whose precise phonemic value is unknown followed by an l. It is unclear if this is related to the abecedary columns or reflects an imitation by another person who did not understand the primary inscription. In any case, the second glyph of this column remains a puzzle and is attested in Script 2 as well as Script 1b.
Ahmad Al-Jallad
- Editio Princeps
- Al-Jallad 2025d
- Field Collector
- G.M.H. King and A.A.M. Al-Shaḥrī
- Technique
- Painted
- Direction of Script
- Vertical columns
- Al-Jallad, A. The Decipherment of the Dhofari Script: Three halḥam abecedaries and the first glimpses into the corpus. Jaarbericht Ex Oriente Lux (JEOL) 49, 2025d: 119-147
- Al-Jallad, A. and Prioletta, A. Halḥamaq: The South Semitic Letter Families. Journal of Semitic Studies, 2026.
- Al-Shaḥrī, A.A.M. & King, G.M.H. The Dhofar Epigraphic Project. A Description of the Inscriptions recorded in 1991 and 1992. [Unpublished but available on http://www.ancientarabia.co.uk/ under "Projects"/"Dhofar epigraphic project".] 1993.
- Site
- Area D - Between the Wadi Arzat and Medinat al-Ḥaq roads, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
- Date Found
- 1991-1992
- Current Location
- In situ
- Subject
- ABC
Updated
17 May, 2026
by
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Cite this Site
Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'KMD 28–31,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 17 May, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46218. Accessed: 24 May, 2026.