Yashhal 4 T.00.A/17
Arbach 2016: 262
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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 3 | ||
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ... s¹qn]y mrʾt-s¹ ʾṯrt
2 [... ... ](m)wgln w-t(s²)rʿ-s¹
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] he dedicated to his Lady ʾṯrt 2 [... ...] alabaster and its decoration |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Slab |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 14.5, w. 16.5, th. 3.9 |
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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 (of the goddess ʾṯrt). |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach 2016: 262, 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. |