2023-06-03 08:07:00
The discovery is a scientific addition to the record of early Arabic writings in southern Arabia
The Heritage Authority revealed the discovery and documentation of an early Arabic inscription, located in Jabal Al-Haqoun, in the Hima cultural area in Najran, as part of its survey work.
She explained that the memorial inscription of Ka’b bin Amr bin Abd Manat, which he recorded and sealed with the date of its implementation according to the Nabataean calendar, using the method of Nabataean symbols with numerical values.
She added that the date of this inscription indicates that its owner was a merchant passing by this road heading to his home in the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula, indicating that the rules of history indicated that the year 380 according to a visual calendar is equivalent to the year 485 AD, following adding 105 years.
This discovered inscription is preceded in terms of history by several inscriptions, including 3 in Al-Ula Governorate, namely: the Raqosh inscription in the year 267 AD, the Qarh “Al-Mabiyat” inscription in 280 AD, and the Dhi Al Ibn Zureik inscription in 312 AD, as well as another inscription in Najran, which is the Thawbin inscription in 469 AD.
This discovery is considered a scientific addition to the record of early Arabic writings in the south of the Arabian Peninsula, especially from the point of view of confirming that the episodes of the development of Arabic writing included the south of the island, and not its north, which witnessed the recording of most of the early Arabic inscriptions.
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