CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939 a: 107, n. 289
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [Mʿ](dn) (b)n ʿmydʿ [... ... hq](ny) (S¹)mʿ w<l>d-hw w-
   2  [b](n)-hw Qḥ(m)m w-w(l)d-hw [b-ʿṯtr]

Apparatus
1wd-hw (Res, Ryckmans); w<l>d-hw (Robin).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mʿdn, son of ʿmydʿ [... ...] dedicated to S¹mʿ his child and
   2  his son Qḥmm and his children; by ʿṯtr.
1wd-hw: "son offrande bénévole" (RES).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Altar
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance. Conjectural
Modern siteRayda
Ancient siteRydt
Geographical areaRayda
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939 a: 104-105, 107 (facsimile)Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Cinquième série. Le Muséon, 52: 51-112.
Robin 1982 a: i, 137 n. 196Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul.