ยินดีต้อนรับครอบครัว Ocianaทุกคนนะ🩵🤍
October 17, 2024 at 6:42 PM
ยินดีต้อนรับครอบครัว Ocianaทุกคนนะ🩵🤍
legitimately so incredible there were pre-islamic Arabian scripts found on the walls of Pompeii
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
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February 23, 2026 at 3:44 AM
legitimately so incredible there were pre-islamic Arabian scripts found on the walls of Pompeii
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
#OCIANA #Top_10_in_2025 : The #OCIANA team inserted more than 1500 new inscriptions into the database. Here are our top ten (with a three-way tie at #10) of the year, just in case you missed them! From Nabonidus to Dahr, let us known what you think!
www.academia.edu/145461821/OC...
www.academia.edu/145461821/OC...
December 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
#OCIANA #Top_10_in_2025 : The #OCIANA team inserted more than 1500 new inscriptions into the database. Here are our top ten (with a three-way tie at #10) of the year, just in case you missed them! From Nabonidus to Dahr, let us known what you think!
www.academia.edu/145461821/OC...
www.academia.edu/145461821/OC...
The choices tell us much about the sounds of both languages. They also reveal an interesting level of metalinguistic thinking. See the updated OCIANA card here: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The choices tell us much about the sounds of both languages. They also reveal an interesting level of metalinguistic thinking. See the updated OCIANA card here: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
#New on #OCIANA: Is this the oldest #Arabic inscription yet discovered? The famous #Bāyir inscription is now online. An ancient Arab calls upon the Canaanite gods: Malkom, Kemosh, and Qaws to protect the wells of Bāyir (ancient: ʾabāʾir).
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
March 23, 2026 at 10:03 AM
#New on #OCIANA: Is this the oldest #Arabic inscription yet discovered? The famous #Bāyir inscription is now online. An ancient Arab calls upon the Canaanite gods: Malkom, Kemosh, and Qaws to protect the wells of Bāyir (ancient: ʾabāʾir).
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
BES26 has concluded. Incredible new discoveries. Some will go directly up on OCIANA and others will require full-length publications. Stay tuned.
September 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM
BES26 has concluded. Incredible new discoveries. Some will go directly up on OCIANA and others will require full-length publications. Stay tuned.
The pre-Islamic script from Dhofar was undeciphered and therefore there are no inscriptions of this type in #OCIANA. Now we have the decipherment of the main variant of the Dhofari alphabet: t.co/ngtzPB9ZPz
June 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The pre-Islamic script from Dhofar was undeciphered and therefore there are no inscriptions of this type in #OCIANA. Now we have the decipherment of the main variant of the Dhofari alphabet: t.co/ngtzPB9ZPz
#Incredible ! There is good evidence that Greek literacy was relatively widespread among the ancient Arabs east of Ḥawrān. Here, our #Safaitic author partially writes out the Safaitic letters in the Greek order, omitting vowels!
Find more on #OCIANA: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Find more on #OCIANA: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
#Incredible ! There is good evidence that Greek literacy was relatively widespread among the ancient Arabs east of Ḥawrān. Here, our #Safaitic author partially writes out the Safaitic letters in the Greek order, omitting vowels!
Find more on #OCIANA: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Find more on #OCIANA: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Want to know how to use the new #OCIANA database, watch this tutorial : www.youtube.com/watch?v=40cV...
OCIANA 2.0 Tutorial
YouTube video by OCIANA
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December 5, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Want to know how to use the new #OCIANA database, watch this tutorial : www.youtube.com/watch?v=40cV...
We saw ancient Arabs writing in Greek but what about Romans using Arabic? Perhaps an example of this is a #newly uploaded #Safaitic text to #OCIANA by a man named 𝒈𝒚𝒔̣ (Gaius) 𝒅̱ ʾ𝒍 𝒓𝒎 'of the people of Rome'.
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
April 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We saw ancient Arabs writing in Greek but what about Romans using Arabic? Perhaps an example of this is a #newly uploaded #Safaitic text to #OCIANA by a man named 𝒈𝒚𝒔̣ (Gaius) 𝒅̱ ʾ𝒍 𝒓𝒎 'of the people of Rome'.
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
One of the most important inscriptions for the history of Arabic now on #OCIANA: an Arabic-language inscription (pre-4th c. CE) written entirely in Greek letters, shedding light on the pronunciation of Arabic centuries before Islam.
A 1: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
A 1: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
February 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
One of the most important inscriptions for the history of Arabic now on #OCIANA: an Arabic-language inscription (pre-4th c. CE) written entirely in Greek letters, shedding light on the pronunciation of Arabic centuries before Islam.
A 1: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
A 1: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
The interpretation of many ancient texts is uncertain and databases should present that uncertainty. While the first two lines of the famous #Taymanitic #Nabonidus text are clear, the last has resisted interpretation.
See why on the updated #OCIANA card: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
See why on the updated #OCIANA card: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
March 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The interpretation of many ancient texts is uncertain and databases should present that uncertainty. While the first two lines of the famous #Taymanitic #Nabonidus text are clear, the last has resisted interpretation.
See why on the updated #OCIANA card: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
See why on the updated #OCIANA card: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
A fascinating new #Safaitic inscription edited and uploaded to #OCIANA. Our man here expresses his fear of the Romans, that his fear was unceasing (lam ya’lu), and calls upon Allāt for security.
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
November 30, 2024 at 1:59 PM
A fascinating new #Safaitic inscription edited and uploaded to #OCIANA. Our man here expresses his fear of the Romans, that his fear was unceasing (lam ya’lu), and calls upon Allāt for security.
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Read about the decipherment of the #Dhofari script in @science.org: www.science.org/content/arti...
The Dhofari inscriptions are slowly being translated and inserted into #OCIANA. See this fascinating inscr. that invokes the exalted Sun, Shams, to heal a woman: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
The Dhofari inscriptions are slowly being translated and inserted into #OCIANA. See this fascinating inscr. that invokes the exalted Sun, Shams, to heal a woman: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
July 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Read about the decipherment of the #Dhofari script in @science.org: www.science.org/content/arti...
The Dhofari inscriptions are slowly being translated and inserted into #OCIANA. See this fascinating inscr. that invokes the exalted Sun, Shams, to heal a woman: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
The Dhofari inscriptions are slowly being translated and inserted into #OCIANA. See this fascinating inscr. that invokes the exalted Sun, Shams, to heal a woman: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Databases are useful, but they are also dangerous. An excited colleague consulted us on the OCIANA 1 record below, attesting the name ʿmlq = עֲמָלֵק = عملاق for the first time! But this turned out to be a phantom. Use OCIANA 2!
Correct reading: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Correct reading: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
March 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Databases are useful, but they are also dangerous. An excited colleague consulted us on the OCIANA 1 record below, attesting the name ʿmlq = עֲמָלֵק = عملاق for the first time! But this turned out to be a phantom. Use OCIANA 2!
Correct reading: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Correct reading: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
#Phenomenal #Hismaic inscription just edited for #OCIANA by J. Norris. The text is by a man with a Greek name of the lost tribe of ʿ𝒂̄𝒅. He calls on the goddess Allāt to be mindful of his friends 𝒚𝒉𝒅 “Judah” (Yəhûdâ) and 𝒚𝒔ʿ “Jesus” (Yēšûaʿ).
See: shorturl.at/jKaua
See: shorturl.at/jKaua
June 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#Phenomenal #Hismaic inscription just edited for #OCIANA by J. Norris. The text is by a man with a Greek name of the lost tribe of ʿ𝒂̄𝒅. He calls on the goddess Allāt to be mindful of his friends 𝒚𝒉𝒅 “Judah” (Yəhûdâ) and 𝒚𝒔ʿ “Jesus” (Yēšûaʿ).
See: shorturl.at/jKaua
See: shorturl.at/jKaua
#Safaitic inscription KRS 1131 carries a unique invocation to the 'One' god, ʾḥd /ʾaḥad/. See the updated card here on #OCIANA with bibliographic references
KRS 1131: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
KRS 1131: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
November 28, 2024 at 9:41 PM
#Safaitic inscription KRS 1131 carries a unique invocation to the 'One' god, ʾḥd /ʾaḥad/. See the updated card here on #OCIANA with bibliographic references
KRS 1131: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
KRS 1131: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
#New on #OCIANA: A #Dhofari script 2 inscription from the Yemeni al-Mahrah region, documented by a local and sent to OCIANA for preservation.
It records hopelessness as the goats (ʾrn, cf. Mehri rawn), the flock of the writer, were afflicted with illness
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
It records hopelessness as the goats (ʾrn, cf. Mehri rawn), the flock of the writer, were afflicted with illness
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
October 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#New on #OCIANA: A #Dhofari script 2 inscription from the Yemeni al-Mahrah region, documented by a local and sent to OCIANA for preservation.
It records hopelessness as the goats (ʾrn, cf. Mehri rawn), the flock of the writer, were afflicted with illness
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
It records hopelessness as the goats (ʾrn, cf. Mehri rawn), the flock of the writer, were afflicted with illness
Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
#New on #OCIANA : Join a brief tour of Al-Munḏir's mountain in the Jordanian Ḥarrah! Ancient crosses, Safaitic, rock art, and Paleo-Arabic with stunning views.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcRi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcRi...
BES24 Walkthrough
YouTube video by OCIANA
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April 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
#New on #OCIANA : Join a brief tour of Al-Munḏir's mountain in the Jordanian Ḥarrah! Ancient crosses, Safaitic, rock art, and Paleo-Arabic with stunning views.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcRi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcRi...
New #Safaific inscription added to #OCIANA. This interesting text was carved by a slave and has an enigmatic dating formula. ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions.... Look forward to frequent updates to the database ociana.osu.edu with new inscriptions weekly.
November 27, 2024 at 1:19 PM
New #Safaific inscription added to #OCIANA. This interesting text was carved by a slave and has an enigmatic dating formula. ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions.... Look forward to frequent updates to the database ociana.osu.edu with new inscriptions weekly.
Lots of new grammar in the #Dhofari inscriptions, suggesting further links with the Modern South Arabian languages. The verb yġfrm 'may they pardon' shows the plural ending -m. See these two new texts just uploaded to #OCIANA
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
September 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Lots of new grammar in the #Dhofari inscriptions, suggesting further links with the Modern South Arabian languages. The verb yġfrm 'may they pardon' shows the plural ending -m. See these two new texts just uploaded to #OCIANA
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
#New on #OCIANA: The ancient Arabian divine world was populated by independent powers. The author of this #Safaitic inscription calls upon an assembly of 7 gods to save "from what Bʿls¹mn (the storm god) has unjustly wrought upon us" = 'drought'
Find more: shorturl.at/UyXCr
Find more: shorturl.at/UyXCr
February 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
#New on #OCIANA: The ancient Arabian divine world was populated by independent powers. The author of this #Safaitic inscription calls upon an assembly of 7 gods to save "from what Bʿls¹mn (the storm god) has unjustly wrought upon us" = 'drought'
Find more: shorturl.at/UyXCr
Find more: shorturl.at/UyXCr
An ancient celebration : a dancing scene with a double-reed flute in the black desert some 2000 years ago. BES19s 30: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8o-...
BES19s 30: A Safaitic dancing scene
YouTube video by OCIANA
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March 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
An ancient celebration : a dancing scene with a double-reed flute in the black desert some 2000 years ago. BES19s 30: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8o-...
#New on #OCIANA - inscriptions from #BES26 are now coming online.
The first text is a drawing of a camel by a pre-Islamic 𝒈𝒍𝒅/gallād/ :). Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Explore the site, HRN 1, here: (ociana.osu.edu/sites/984).
The first text is a drawing of a camel by a pre-Islamic 𝒈𝒍𝒅/gallād/ :). Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Explore the site, HRN 1, here: (ociana.osu.edu/sites/984).
September 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM
#New on #OCIANA - inscriptions from #BES26 are now coming online.
The first text is a drawing of a camel by a pre-Islamic 𝒈𝒍𝒅/gallād/ :). Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Explore the site, HRN 1, here: (ociana.osu.edu/sites/984).
The first text is a drawing of a camel by a pre-Islamic 𝒈𝒍𝒅/gallād/ :). Find more: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Explore the site, HRN 1, here: (ociana.osu.edu/sites/984).