KPR_MV_Dad 2

Image © DAP
Siglum
KPR_MV_Dad 2
Alternative Sigla
DDN_S_00250_002
Transliteration
zyʿl / ṣnʿ
ḏġbt / bny
b- qds¹t / f- rḍ
-h / w s¹ʿd -h
bn / l- ḏmʿmh
Fokelien Kootstra-Ford
Translation
Zyʿl artisan of Ḏġbt; he built at [the] sanctuary, so favour him and aid him, building for Ḏmʿ[l]h
Fokelien Kootstra-Ford
Language and Script
Dadanitic

Interpretation

Commentary

This is the artisan’s signature. It is the first case of a mason calling himself ṣnʿ ḏġbt, “the artisan of Ḏūġābat,” rather than simply h-ṣnʿ.  This suggests that religious institutions employed people to perform practical functions as well as religious roles.

Dating: Contemporary with KPR_MV_Dad 2 (second half of the 2nd century BC).

OCIANA

Editio Princeps
Kootstra-Ford et al. 2026
Field Collector
Dadan Archaeological Project (DAP) survey team

Technique
Relief
Direction of Script
Right to left

Associated Inscriptions

  • [KPR_MV_Dad] Kootstra-Ford, F., Pinot, J. & Rohmer, J. Up on the mountain, down in the valley: New clues to the spatial and social organization of religion at ancient Dadan, and to the political-economic context of the late Lihyanite period. Pages 195-219 in J.M. Tebes & M.C.A. Macdonald (eds), Crossing Sacred Landscapes: Contacts and Continuities in the Desert Cults and Beliefs of Ancient Northern Arabia and the Arid Southern Levant. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2026.
Site
Jabal al-Khuraybah, Al-Madīnah Province, Saudi Arabia
Date Found
March 2020
Current Location
In situ
Subjects
Building, Name only, Deity, Religion, Prayer
Updated 13 Nov, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Fokelien Kootstra-Ford and OCIANA, 'KPR_MV_Dad 2,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 13 Nov, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/47982. Accessed: 14 Nov, 2026.