TES22_HA1 2

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TES22_HA1 2
Transliteration
l ʿbdn---- bn mlk w gls¹ {ḏ}
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Translation
By {ʿbdn----} son of Mlk and he halted {here}
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Language and Script
Hismaic

Interpretation

Commentary

ʿbdn----: The area after the n is chipped. If the chip was there before carving, then it is possible that the name is simply ʿbdn. Otherwise, it would appear to attest a new theophoric name. While ʿbdnq is attested in Dadanitic, no traces of a q can be detected. The final element could be nr 'light.'

ḏ: The final ḏ, which was interpreted to be a demonstrative adverb in TES22_HA 1, is only partially visible, having been covered by modern Arabic writing. 

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

Technique
Chiselled
Direction of Script
Vertical

Associated Drawings
Naked large-scale man and woman; figures with arms raised; horsemen
Associated Inscriptions

  • [TES22_HA1] Ancient North Arabian inscriptions documented at Haḍabat al-ʿAbd (site 1) on the Tabuk Area Epigraphic Survey 2022 by Ahmad Al-Jallad and Hythem Sidky
Site
Haḍabat al-ʿAbd 1, Tabūk Province, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
February 2022
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Genealogy
Updated 22 Oct, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Ahmad Al-Jallad, 'TES22_HA1 2,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 22 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/47899. Accessed: 22 Oct, 2026.