VL 2 CSAI I, 111
Beeston 1985: 149-159, photo
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| Palaeographically, it might be dated in the period B2. |
TEXT
1 [...]ʿm ḏ-Ḫbrt s¹qny ʾnby
2 [S²ym](n) bn-s¹ ʾḥrm rṯd ʾnb—
3 [y nf]s¹-s¹ w-ʾḏn-s¹ w-bn-s¹ ʾḥrm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...]ʿm, he of Ḫrbt, dedicated to ʾnby 2 S²ymn his son ʾḥrm; he has committed to the protection of ʾnb- 3 y his life and his faculties and his son ʾḥrm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Irbid, Yarmouk University Museum |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Notes | The inscription could come from the sanctuary of Rṣfm dedicated to ʾnby S²ymn in the Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Beeston 1985: 149-159, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1985. Two Biʾr Ḥima inscriptions re-examined. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 48: 42-52. |