CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944: 169, pls. X, LXVI 1
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  ʿs¹mm bn Ḍrs¹mʿ |
   2  hqny S¹yn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿs¹mm son of Ḍrs¹mʿ
   2  dedicated to S¹yn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLouvain, Musée Biblique de l'Université, Louvain 6
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 20.5, w. 46
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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: apsidal shrine no. 29.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944: 169, pls X, LXVI/1Ryckmans, 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.
Pirenne 1956: 111, pl. VI/dPirenne, Jacqueline 1956. Paléographie des inscriptions sud-arabes. Contribution à la chronologie et à l'histoire de l'Arabie du sud antique. (Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der letteren, 26). Brussels: Paleis der Academiën.
Prioletta 2005: 313, fig. 2Prioletta, Alessia 2005. Appunti per una nuova sistemazione cronologica delle iscrizioni di Raybūn e della valle dello Ḥaḍramawt. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 28: 309-323.