# Steinmeyer 2025: Pre-Islamic Arabian Script Deciphered

> Nathan Steinmeyer, 2025. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The Biblical Archaeology Society report named in the brief; journalism.

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# Pre-Islamic Arabian Script Deciphered

Nathan Steinmeyer, 2025. _Bible History Daily, Biblical Archaeology Society_.

Report of 1 August 2025 on Al-Jallad's decipherment of Dhofari 1, found in the deserts of Oman and Yemen: three inscriptions are alphabets with over 20 distinct letters each and no repeats; the order follows halḥam; the script may descend from or be close to Thamudic B; many texts are short prayers, names or graffiti; both Dhofari scripts date to about the end of the first millennium BC and fell out of use before the 7th century AD.

**Dhofari script** Web pageChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The Biblical Archaeology Society report named in the brief; journalism.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[The match to halḥam is not perfect.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/evidence/EVD0D7QBHWE4YMN/the-match-to-halham-is-not-perfect)

Evidence

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[Three inscriptions each list more than 20 distinct letters without repeats, as abecedaries would.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/evidence/EVD0D7QBH5040W9/three-inscriptions-each-list-more-than-20-distinct-letters)

Evidence

EVD

[The Dhofari script](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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Steinmeyer, N. (2025). Pre-Islamic Arabian Script Deciphered. Bible History Daily, Biblical Archaeology Society. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/archaeology-today/pre-islamic-arabian-script-deciphered/
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