Pi. Moṣnaʿa Ḥijlān 1A Ja 3182; CSAI I, 63
Pirenne 1981: pl. VII/a
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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 | Construction text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The dating of this text is uncertain. It shows a palaeography which is typical of geographically outlying areas (see the shape of w). Pirenne noted the archaic character of the writing: "le m à courbe et à pointes sur la ligne ou le ḏ à barres obliques, le r presque serpentin". However, the presence of double names - with the second ones bi-consonantal, which is usual in the late Qatabanic period and in Marginal Qatabanic, the verb s¹ʿs²q and the expression b-rdʾ rule out the possibility of a date in period C for this text. |
TEXT
1 Ġḥymm ḏ-Yʿgf((Yʿlf)) w-Ḏʾbm S²m
2 s¹ʿs²q w-s¹(ḥ)dṯ byt-s¹ Yḥḍn b—
3 n s²rs¹m-ʿd frʿm b-rdʾ mrʾ-s¹ Ys²—
4 [... ...]-s¹n ʿm ḏ-ʿḏ—
5 btm |
| 2-3 | bn s²rs¹m written without word divider. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ġḥymm of the family Yʿlf and Ḏʾbm S²m 2 excavated and restored his house Yḥḍn from 3 foundation to top by the support of his lord Ys²- 4 [ ... ... ] ʿm ḏ-ʿḏ- 5 btm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Maṣnaʿa |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Ḥijlān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house Yḥḍn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Pirenne 1981: 212-214, pl. VII/a | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1981. Deux prospections historiques au sud-Yémen. Raydān, 4: 205-248. |
| Jamme 1987: 32-33 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1987. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XV. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A203057#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed] |