By kind permission of Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University
By kind permission of Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University
By kind permission of Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University
Renfroe 1990: 162, 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 |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [... ...]→krb s¹qny Yġ→r rṯd nf(s¹)→[-s¹ ... ...]
| Apparatus |
| 1 | Renfroe reads Ybr/Yġr; CSAI Ybr/Ys¹r; the correct reading of the theonym is Yġr. |
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TRANSLATIONS
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1 Krb dedicated to Ybr; he has committed (to Him) the life.
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OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | New Haven CT, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University, Yale Babylonian Collection, YBC 02431 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 2.8, w. 9, th. 6.9 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Origin. Conjectural| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Yġr |
| Notes | The museum catalogue reports a provenance from Timnaʿ. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Renfroe 1990: 162-163, photo | Renfroe, Fred 1990. South Arabian Inscriptions in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Le Muséon, 103: 155-165.
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