Yashhal 19 T.00.A/10
Arbach 2016: 267
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Ys²r(ḥʾ)l Ḥḍ[rm s¹qn]—
2 y ʿṯtr w-W[rḫ ... ...]
3 -s¹my l-bn[... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 12, w. 10, th. 4 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Ys²hl. |
| Notes | The temple is dedicated to ʾṯrt, but the object is dedicated to ʿṯtr and Wrḫ. |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Inside the temple of ʾṯrt there are dedications to other gods.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach 2016: 267, fig. | Arbach, Mounir 2016. Annexe : les inscriptions du temple d'Athirat (II. Il tempio di Athirat : rapporto finale degli scavi 1999-2000). Pages 259-287 in Alessandro de Maigret and Christian J. Robin (eds). Gli scavi Italo-Francesi di Tamnaʿ (Repubblica dello Yemen). Rapporto finale. (Orient & Méditerranée, 20). Paris: De Boccard. |