Deciphering the Enigmatic Dhofari Script from Oman
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Summary
A linguist claims to have deciphered the main subtype of the mysterious pre-Islamic Dhofari script in Oman, revealing its origins and shedding light on the history of Arabia.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledRock faces within the caves and dried riverbeds of Oman’s Dhofar governorate bear nearly 2400-year-old writings that snake across the surface in a mysterious script.
Now, in a study in press at the journal Jaarbericht Ex Oriente Lux, a linguist says he has deciphered the main subtype of the Dhofari script, and has found evidence that its alphabet didn’t originate in southern Arabia.
Cracking the main subtype of the Dhofari script could reveal “an entirely new page of the history of Arabia”
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