CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ... s¹q]nyw Ḥw[l]

Apparatus
[... ... hq]nyw is also possible.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteḤurayḍa
Ancient siteMḏbm
Geographical areaWestern Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Mḏbm
NotesExtra muros buildings: stone frame.
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CULTURAL NOTES

A dedication to Ḥwl is interestingly placed in the temple of S¹yn.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944: 170Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944. Epigraphy. The inscriptions from the Moon Temple. Pages 155-184 in Gertrude Caton Thompson. The Tombs and Moon Temple of Hureidha (Hadhramaut). (Reports of the Research Committee and of the Society of Antiquaries of London, 13). Oxford: Oxford University Press.