RES 3902 N° 150+CIAS 95.11/p 9 n° 1 Q 912; CSAI I, 95; Ghul-YU 17A+B
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 5; 4.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| These two stones, of which only the first one belonged to the Muncherjee collection, were recognize by Hayajneh as being part of the same inscription. |
TEXT
1 Fys²m (ʾm)—
2 t Ḏrʾkr—
3 b bn Ḥy—
4 ±w s¹qny—
5 t ʿm ks³—
6 wtnyhn
| 2-3 | see also AM 60.756 where probably the same Ḏrʾkrb bn Ḥyw is mentioned. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Fys²m servant 2 of Ḏrʾkr- 3 b son of Ḥy- 4 w dedica- 5 ted to ʿm the two 6 votive slabs. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2342+NAM 2340=AM 60.755A+AM 60.755B |
| Support type | Artefact » Slab (ks³wt) |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | NAM 2342: h. 18.8, w. 12.5, th. 5.7; NAM 2340: h. 21, w. 12.5, th. 6.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
It is noteworthy that a woman being "servant" of a man was able to make a dedication to the deity.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: ii, 209-210, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |
| Hayajneh 2001: 238-239, photos | Hayajneh, Hani 2001. Anmerkungen zu einigen altsüdarabischen Inschriften anhand von Abklatschen aus dem Nachlass Mahmud al-Ghul. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 12/2: 236-248. |