MQ-Hajar Arra 1 CSAI I, 142
Arbach et al. 2001: 74, fig. 48
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2.4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ms¹ʾlm Fḥṣn
2 s¹qny Ns²bt ʿ—
3 d ʾrʾrtm
| 3 | usually after ʿd there is the name of a sanctuary. ʾrʾtm is the ancient name of the wadi Arra, but it might also be the name of the sanctuary of Ns²bt. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ms¹ʾlm Fḥṣn 2 dedicated to Ns²b 3 in ʾrʾrtm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Unknown, Unknown (Private collection) |
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Measures | h. 19, w. 11 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Arra |
| Ancient site | ʾrʾrtm |
| Geographical area | Jabal al-Nisiyyin |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach et al. 2001: 73-74, fig. 48 | Arbach, Mounir, Avanzini, Alessandra, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Robin, Christian J. 2001. Matériaux pour le corpus des inscriptions qatabānites (II). Raydān, 7: 43-101. |