#Updated on #OCIANA. OCIANA 1 had a collection of 138 mysterious, unpublished Dadanitic inscriptions with no information on who collected them or where exactly they were from. These have been updated - visit the siglum 𝘼𝙡-ʿ𝙐𝙙̱𝙖𝙮𝙗. Sample: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/1…

#New on #OCIANA - BES20 now has more than 1300 entries, with 100s more pending upload soon. Here is a fun one: BES20 1270 is dated to the year of 𝒔̣𝒇𝒓𝒕, perhaps 'withered plants' signaling a drought...the prayer calls upon the storm god for respite! ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/4…

The first #Dhofari inscriptions are now being inserted into #OCIANA. Here is a fantastic inscr. invoking the exalted sun (Shams) to heal a woman. To read about the decipherment of the script, see: science.org/content/articl… Find more about the text: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/4…

#New on #OCIANA: 3 #Dhofari texts, attesting much in the way of grammar: a preposition k-, a suffixed article, and a new verb the meaning of which is unclear. Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/4… ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/4… ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/4…

#New in #OCIANA: A remarkable prayer in #Dhofari in praise ℎ̣𝑚𝑑 of a deity called ʾ𝑦𝑙. Is ʾ𝑦𝑙 a local pronunciation of the pan-Semitic father deity, ʾilu? The deity seems to be later in the text called ℎ̣𝑦 'living'! See the commentary here: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/4…

#New on #OCIANA: a remarkable Dhofari text by a sick man on the move who makes an offering in hopes of respite. The translation is provisional as we learn more and more about this new language … See: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/4…

#New on #OCIANA: a #Dhofari inscription from east Oman discovered by Prof. al-Jahwari. The text seems to give the name and lineage of an individual. If this is correct, then Dhofari 𝒉𝒍 would seem to correspond with Arabic ʾahl 'family'. Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/4…

#BES20 on #OCIANA - a new epithet of Allāt is attested. This poor individual calls out in despair 𝒔̣𝒚𝒉̣ صيّح 'O Allāt, goddess of protection'! 𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕 𝒉̣𝒂𝒎𝒚! Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/4…

A phenomenal #Dhofari inscription recording the dedication of rock art to a deity referred to by the epithet: mʿl mḥmd معل محمد “the exalted praised one”. Read more in the commentary here: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/4…

A woman’s inscription

Not all texts are meant to make sense. The individual who produced this one inscribed: ṯ rh ḅn mʿgs¹kḥm{l}ḏrtfġʾṣl{n}ḫ ys²wẓ{h}{d/y}ṭ{ḍ} is it a writing exercise? or something else? certainly a canvas for creative interpretation! Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/4…

#New on #OCIANA - BES20 616 is dated 'the year the Romans deployed squadrons to the province'. Does this enigmatic event refer to a military response to a Nabataean uprising after the annexation of the kingdom or perhaps to a Persian invasion? Find more: tinyurl.com/37x7mh3c

A fantastic tour de force. This word isn’t attested in the epigraphy of North Arabia (yet), but let’s see what future finds reveal …