# Mainly in the last centuries BC to the first centuries AD.

> Most likely: Mainly in the last centuries BC to the first centuries AD.

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# Mainly in the last centuries BC to the first centuries AD.

Mainly in the last centuries BC to the first centuries AD.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Further pigment dates fall after the 4th century BC and before the 7th century AD.

## What would rule it out

- Pigment dates well before the 4th century BC or in the Islamic period.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Three inscriptions give a provisional terminus post quem in the 4th century BC.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/evidence/EVD0D7QBNSE7QKH/three-inscriptions-give-a-provisional-terminus-post-quem-in)

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## The questions it answers

[When were the Dhofari inscriptions written?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/questions/QST0D7QBGNC3QWE/when-were-the-dhofari-inscriptions-written)

Part of [What language do the Dhofari inscriptions record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/questions/QST0D7QBG5R5CGG/what-language-do-the-dhofari-inscriptions-record)

Most likelyMainly in the last centuries BC to the first centuries AD

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Mainly in the last centuries BC to the first centuries AD. [Answer ANS0D7QBNHM3EY7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D7QBNHM3EY7
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