نقش جبل ذبوب : نقش جديد بخط الزبور اليماني في الاستعانة بالله و تقوية الإيمان

Abstract EN

This research studies a new Yemeni zaburian inscription from the Dali'a region of Yemen.

It is written on a high rocky facade located at the top of the eastern side of the mount of Thaboob which is one kilometer far away from the town of ḏy ʽAnaş that belongs to the district of Zubid.

The inscription is composed of two full lines in a clear-cut script.

The manner of their writing indicates a skill in the writing of the zabur line.

The importance of the inscription stems from the introduction of new historical and linguistic data.

It is the first inscription to mention the verse of Tawheed (Basmalah) in full.

Moreover, there is a number of words that are mentioned for the first time in the language of ancient Yemeni inscriptions, such as: the words "rzgn", "ŝkmt" "mẖh", and "ʼymn": which all make this inscription an important historical document.

The importance of this inscription lies in the fact that it dates back to the seventh century AD (first Hijri) and possibly to the end of the sixth century AD.

The inscription dates back to the spread of the Yemeni zabur line among the general population of ancient Yemen, including the Yemeni highlands, and the continuing use of writing to about the first century and perhaps the second Hijri, contrary to what was believed to stop the use of the old language of Yemen and its line in the blogging directly after the entry of Islam.