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ART0D7QBQG443HE·Artifact · object

Abecedary KMD 28-31 (Dhofari 1a)

PhotographCC BYRecorded 1991 to 1992
Abecedary KMD 28-31 (Dhofari 1a): picture
Abecedary KMD 28-31 (Dhofari 1a): picture
Abecedary KMD 28-31 (Dhofari 1a): pictureAbecedary KMD 28-31 (Dhofari 1a): photoAbecedary KMD 28-31 (Dhofari 1a): photoAbecedary KMD 28-31 (Dhofari 1a): picture

One of the three inscriptions Al-Jallad read as abecedaries in the halḥam order. A painted text in vertical columns; OCIANA gives the transliteration letter by letter.

G. M. H. King and M. C. A. Macdonald, 1991. CC BY

Copies 5

PictureG. M. H. King and M. C. A. Macdonald · ociana.osu.edu · CC BY1 step from the original
PhotoG. M. H. King and M. C. A. Macdonald · ociana.osu.edu · CC BYPrimary source: KMD 28-31 (OCIANA record 46218): Dhofari 1a abecedary1 step from the original
PhotoG. M. H. King and M. C. A. Macdonald; DStretch enhancement · ociana.osu.edu · CC BYPrimary source: KMD 28-31 (OCIANA record 46218): Dhofari 1a abecedary2 steps from the original
PictureG. M. H. King and M. C. A. Macdonald · ociana.osu.edu · CC BY2 steps from the original
DrawingA. Al-Jallad · ociana.osu.edu · no licence statedPrimary source: KMD 28-31 (OCIANA record 46218): Dhofari 1a abecedary2 steps from the original

Where it is kept

SaywunAsh ShihrAl GhaydahMarib1Area D500 kmAl MukallaSaywunAs Sulayyil1500 km

Sources 1

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Abecedary KMD 28-31 (Dhofari 1a) [Artifact ART0D7QBQG443HE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D7QBQG443HE
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