CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944: 163, pl. LXIV/5
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  Yḏḥm bn [... ... hq]—
   2  nyw S¹yn[ ... ...]

Apparatus
2The w of hqnyw is written on a word separator.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Deposital-Mukallā, Museum
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 21, w. 22
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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
NotesSouth-west extra muros deposits.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944: 163, pl. LXIV/5Ryckmans, 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.