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Reflections on the linguistic map of pre-Islamic Arabia
M. C. A. Macdonald, 2000. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 11(1), pp. 28 to 79.
The standard classification of the languages and scripts of pre-Islamic Arabia (Ancient North Arabian, Ancient South Arabian, Old Arabic); describes the Dhofar inscriptions as an unknown form of the Arabian script that had defied decipherment and might not be very informative.
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Macdonald, M. C. A. (2000). Reflections on the linguistic map of pre-Islamic Arabia. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 11(1), pp. 28 to 79. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0471.2000.aae110106.x
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title = {Reflections on the linguistic map of pre-Islamic Arabia},
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Macdonald, M. C. A.. “Reflections on the linguistic map of pre-Islamic Arabia.” Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 11(1), pp. 28 to 79 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0471.2000.aae110106.x.