# Macdonald 2000: Reflections on the linguistic map of pre-Islamic Arabia

> M. C. A. Macdonald, 2000. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the classification framework and the pre-2025 verdict.

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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.

**Dhofari script** Articledoi: **[10.1111/j.1600-0471.2000.aae110106.x](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0471.2000.aae110106.x)** Checked against the original0

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## Cited by on this site 4 records

[Macdonald describes the Dhofar inscriptions as undeciphered](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/events/EVT0D7QBF6G19KY/macdonald-describes-the-dhofar-inscriptions-as-undeciphered)

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[M. C. A. Macdonald](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/people/FIG0D7QBDFT00ZR/m-c-a-macdonald)

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

The mystery article

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[What language do the Dhofari inscriptions record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dhofari-script/questions/QST0D7QBG5R5CGG/what-language-do-the-dhofari-inscriptions-record)

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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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