T.02.B 21
Arbach and Schiettecatte 2017 a: 691, fig. 5
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...] w-
2 [... ...] ʿṯtr w-ʿm w-ʾn—
3 [by ... ...]t rṯd Mʿdk—
4 [rb][ ... ... ]ḏ-ʾlm w-b ḥ—
5 [rg] [... ...Yh](r)ʿs² mlk Ḥ[ḍrmt] [... ...]
| 5 | The name of the kingdom could also be written: Ḥḍrmwt. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The integration of the name of the king of Ḥaḍramawt is probable. The script of the fragmentary text is similar to the script during the reign of the Qatabanian king S²hr Ygl Yhrgb. Following the editors, the text could help to propose a date for both kings in the second half of the 1st century BC.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach and Schiettecatte 2017 a: 691, fig. 5 | Arbach, Mounir and Schiettecatte, Jérémie 2017. Premiers échos de l’expédition romaine d’Aelius Gallus dans la documentation sudarabique. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, 2 (Avril-Juin): 677-700. |
| Arbach 2021: 163, fig. 2 | Arbach, Mounir 2021. Quelques jalons de l’histoire de Tamnaʿ, l’ancienne capitale du royaume de Qatabān, à la lumière des fouilles archéologiques italo-françaises. Pages 157-169 in Sabina Antonini de Maigret and Alessio Agostini (eds). Missione Archeologica Italiana in Yemen Studi di materiali inediti e rivisitazioni alla memoria di Alessandro de Maigret / Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen Essays on Unpublished and Newly Revised Materials in Memory of Alessandro de Maigret. Perugia: OL3. |