Hasaitic

Ancient North Arabian dialect From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hasaitic

Hasaitic is an Ancient North Arabian dialect attested in inscriptions in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia at Thaj, Hinna, Qatif, Ras Tanura, Abqaiq in the al-Hasa region, Ayn Jawan, Mileiha and at Uruk.[1] It is written in the Monumental South Arabian script[2] and dates from the 5th to 2nd centuries BC.

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Ancient funerary inscription tablet written in Hasaitic,[3] 5th-6th century CE. Tarout Island, Saudi Arabia.[4]

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