RES 4704 Ry 175; Q 201; CSAI I, 153
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1937: pl. IV
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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 | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [m]ʿmr ʾm(t)ʿm ḏt byt ʿmʾmn ḏ-(Ḥḍr)[n]
2 [w]-(ḏ)-Ḏrʾn b-Rṣfm rṯdt ʾnby m(ʿ)[m]—
3 (r)-s¹ bn ms¹nkrm w-ms¹fʾym bn brṯ-s¹
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Memorial of ʾmtʿm of the house of ʿmʾmn of the family Ḥḍrn 2 and Ḏrʾn in Rṣfm; she has committed to the protection of ʾnby her memo- 3 rial against anyone who may damage or move it from its place. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Louvain, Musée Biblique de l'Université, 4 |
| Support type | Artefact » Slab (mʿmr) |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 13.5, w. 29 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾnby S²ymn bʿl Rṣfm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1937: 251-253, pl. IV | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1937. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Quatrième série. Le Muséon, 50: 239-268. |