Pre-Islamic Exhibit • Origin & Develpment of Writing in Arabia - Aramaic - Comparative Chart Of Scripts - Greek - Sabaean • Thamudic (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) • Lihyanite (1) (2) (3) • Safaitic (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) • Musnad al Janubi (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Islamic Exhibit
This partially deciphered inscription is pecked into the rock, in a semicircular form. It should be read from right to left.
Transliteration sh l b / bn / a'a a(in) t l / r t s w q /w k t m
Transcription Shalab bin A'atel Tashouq wa Kutam
(Not yet fully deciphered / translated)