Arabian Epigraphic Notes

An Open Access Online Journal on Arabian Epigraphy.

A new and unique Thamudic inscription from northeast Jordan

P.W. Stokes, University of Texas at Austin
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Abstract

This article is an edition of an inscription in a variety of Thamudic that contains several glyph shapes that have not been found together in the same inscription, and are typical of inscriptions from central and southern Arabia. Interesting glyph shapes include the glyph shapes for ‘, w, and g. A personal name formed on a morphological H-Causative verb, familiar from the South Arabian, as well as Dadanitic inscriptions, is attested in this inscription. The formula found in the inscription is paralleled most closely by those typical of Thamudic C inscriptions. Finally, the article discusses the implications of the combination of these features, typically associated with different scripts and geographic distribution, for the field of ANA epigraphy.

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Ancient North Arabian Graffiti Thamudic

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