# Has the Dhofari script been deciphered? · Dhofari script > Four answers have been proposed. Al-Jallad's values for Script 1a, derived from three halḥam abecedaries, are correct. leads, with evidence 3 for, 1… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/questions/QST0D7QBFXY6VFH/has-the-dhofari-script-been-deciphered Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:17+00:00 --- **0** # Has the Dhofari script been deciphered? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·4 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: the letter order and most values are right, but readings of texts are too uncertain to call the corpus read** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. Al-Jallad's values for Script 1a, derived from three halḥam abecedaries, are correct. leads, with evidence 3 for, 1 against: partly supported by its tests. Three are still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. ## Why it matters Al-Jallad's 2025 values would turn an unread corpus into a new source for pre-Islamic southern Arabia. The claim is a year old and has one quoted outside judgement, so the site must show what supports it and what would test it⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QB83Y6EZ6/the-decipherment-of-the-dhofari-script-three-halham)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QB8VC76MV/ahmad-al-jallads-research-featured-in-science-article). ## Answers 4 [**Al-Jallad's values for Script 1a, derived from three halḥam abecedaries, are correct.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/answers/ANS0D7QBGX64QFZ/al-jallads-values-for-script-1a-derived-from-three-halham) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 3 for, 1 against Most likely [**The letter order and most values are right, but readings of texts are too uncertain to call the corpus read.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/answers/ANS0D7QBJ480PBA/the-letter-order-and-most-values-are-right-but-readings-of) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 1 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/answers/ANS0D7QBJVP468B/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The values are not established; the abecedary identification or the shape comparisons are mistaken.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/answers/ANS0D7QBJKW63QM/the-values-are-not-established-the-abecedary-identification) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 2025[Al-Jallad puts forward: al-Jallad's values for Script 1a, derived from three halḥam abecedaries, are correct.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QB83Y6EZ6/the-decipherment-of-the-dhofari-script-three-halham) 1. 2025[Al-Jallad puts forward: the letter order and most values are right, but readings of texts are too uncertain to call the corpus read.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QB83Y6EZ6/the-decipherment-of-the-dhofari-script-three-halham) 1. 2025[Steinmeyer: the match to halḥam is not perfect.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QB8BR0ZDP/pre-islamic-arabian-script-deciphered)Against: Al-Jallad's values for Script 1a, derived from three halḥam abecedaries, are correct. 1. 2025[Steinmeyer: three inscriptions each list more than 20 distinct letters without repeats, as abecedaries would.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QB8BR0ZDP/pre-islamic-arabian-script-deciphered)For: Al-Jallad's values for Script 1a, derived from three halḥam abecedaries, are correct. 1. 2025[Al-Jallad: the order of the three lists matches halḥam closely, which fixes values for letters that shape comparison…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QB83Y6EZ6/the-decipherment-of-the-dhofari-script-three-halham)For: Al-Jallad's values for Script 1a, derived from three halḥam abecedaries, are correct. 1. 2025[Ohio State University: castagna, uninvolved, called it the first reliable study.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QB8VC76MV/ahmad-al-jallads-research-featured-in-science-article)For: Al-Jallad's values for Script 1a, derived from three halḥam abecedaries, are correct. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/dhofari-script/questions/QST0D7QBFXY6VFH/has-the-dhofari-script-been-deciphered%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/dhofari-script/questions/QST0D7QBFXY6VFH/has-the-dhofari-script-been-deciphered%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/dhofari-script/questions/QST0D7QBFXY6VFH/has-the-dhofari-script-been-deciphered%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/dhofari-script/questions/QST0D7QBFXY6VFH/has-the-dhofari-script-been-deciphered%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/dhofari-script/questions/QST0D7QBFXY6VFH/has-the-dhofari-script-been-deciphered%23add-source) Where it fits Dhofari script **Has the Dhofari script been deciphered?** Key question · you're here [Did the Dhofari alphabet derive from North Arabian or South Arabian writing?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/questions/QST0D7QBGDJ5B8N/did-the-dhofari-alphabet-derive-from-north-arabian-or-south)Most likely · the letter forms derive from a North Arabian archetype close to Thamudic B [ Ask a question under this one ]