CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Frantsouzoff 2001 c: 141, fig. 1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5.3
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [..]ḥmw grby[hn bn]
   2  [..]ws³l s¹qny (ḏ)[t]
   3  [Ḥmym ... ...]

Apparatus
In spite of a quite different palaeographic style, Frantsouzoff joins to this fragment the text Rb I/89 n. 306a-b.
1[ʾ](s³)hmw (Frantsouzoff).
2[ʾ](l)ws³l (Frantsouzoff).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositSayʾūn, Museum
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 13.5, w. 28.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteRaybūn
Ancient siteRybn [oasis]
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ḏt Ḥmym ḏt Rḥbn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Frantsouzoff 2001 c: 128-132, fig. 1Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2001. Le 'tailleur de pierre' (grby-n/-hn) dans les inscriptions sudarabiques. Raydān, 7: 125-143.