# When were the Dhofari inscriptions written? · Dhofari script

> Two answers have been proposed. Mainly in the last centuries BC to the first centuries AD. leads, with evidence 1 for: partly supported by its tests. One…

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# When were the Dhofari inscriptions written?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What language do the Dhofari inscriptions record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/questions/QST0D7QBG5R5CGG/what-language-do-the-dhofari-inscriptions-record)·2 answers·0·0 following

**Most likely: mainly in the last centuries BC to the first centuries AD** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

 

## Where it stands

Two answers have been proposed. Mainly in the last centuries BC to the first centuries AD. leads, with evidence 1 for: partly supported by its tests. One is still possible.

## Why it matters

Only three inscriptions have radiocarbon results, giving a terminus post quem; the rest are undated⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QB9B0417F/south-east-arabian-inscriptions-the-current-state-of).

## Answers 2



[**Mainly in the last centuries BC to the first centuries AD.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/answers/ANS0D7QBNHM3EY7/mainly-in-the-last-centuries-bc-to-the-first-centuries-ad)

Partly supported by its tests

Evidence: 1 for

Most likely



[**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/answers/ANS0D7QBP181SBY/none-of-these)

Not tested enough to call either way

Evidence: none yet

Still possible

## History

1. 2024[Castagna puts forward: mainly in the last centuries BC to the first centuries AD.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QB9B0417F/south-east-arabian-inscriptions-the-current-state-of)
1. 2024[Castagna: three inscriptions give a provisional terminus post quem in the 4th century BC.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7QB9B0417F/south-east-arabian-inscriptions-the-current-state-of)For: Mainly in the last centuries BC to the first centuries AD.
1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site

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Dhofari script

[**What language do the Dhofari inscriptions record?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/questions/QST0D7QBG5R5CGG/what-language-do-the-dhofari-inscriptions-record)Key question · most likely an extinct Semitic language related to Modern South Arabian but not ancestral to it

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