Robin-al-Ḫadara 2
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 46/a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 R(bb)m (Yʾ)zm [... ...]
2 w-bny-hmw Whbs²[ms¹ ... ...]
3 bny Ḥmdyn hqn[yw ... ... ʾlmq]—
4 h bʿl wṯnn ḏ-qdm[... ...]
5 ṣlmnhn ḏ-ḏhb(n)[ ... ...]—
6 [.]-hw ʾlmqhw (b)[... ...]
| 2 | Whbs²[ms¹ or Whbs²[ms¹m |
| 3 | Ḥmdyn: lineage name attested for the first time; probably in relation with Qaṣr al-Ḥumaydī, village near to al-Ḫadara. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Khadara |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | ʿAmrān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Reemployed in the façade of the al-Ḫadara mosque. |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Madīnat al-Ziyal |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Jabal ʿIyāl Yazīd |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1982 a: ii, 75-76, pl. 46/a | Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul. |