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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)  

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Islamic Exhibit
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Musnad al Janubi
(South Arabic) (4)

Transliteration
(1) k h l
(2) z b y b
(3) h m m t
(4) [unclear] … w t h

Transcription
Kahl zabeeb hammat …wth

Translation
(undeciphered, with mention of deity named "Kahl")
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Sandstone
35cm x 46cm x 20 cm
100,800 BC
NMSA Object #944-3-2
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Pre-Islamic Exhibit: Origin & Develpment | Thamudic | Lihyanite | Safaitic | Musnad al Janubi
Islamic Exhibit: Islamic Period | Kufi 1 | Kufi 2 | Naskh
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