epigraphy

Linguist deciphers mysterious 2,400-year-old Dhofari script

Linguist Ahmad Al-Jallad from Ohio State University has successfully deciphered the main subtype of the Dhofari script, a mysterious 2,400-year-old writing system found in Oman's caves and dried riverbeds, by identifying three abecedaries following the halḥam order characteristic of South…