Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Cast | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
2 | Mrʾtyw: first attestation in Qatabanic of the ending -tyw for a female dual substantive in absolute state. |
4 | First attestation in Qatabanic of the conjunction ʿn. |
English | |
1 ʾbkrb and his wife ʿmwṯn, 2 of the family ʾns¹m, dedicated to the "two Ladies" 3 in Their temple Ḥdṯm in Ḥlzwm, 4 as they asked Them when they were in charge of the priesthood. 5 They committed to Them their faculties and their goods. |
Deposit | Unknown (Private collection) |
Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
Material | Bronze |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Hajar Lajiya / Hajar Warrāṣ |
Ancient site | Ḥlzwm |
Geographical area | Markha |
Country | Yemen |
Notes | The origin of the bronze plaque could be deduced by the text where the ancient name of the city and its temple Ḥdṯm are mentioned. |
Link to site record |
Prioletta and Arbach 2015 b: 255-257, fig. 1 | Prioletta, Alessia and Arbach, Mounir 2015. Nouveaux documents qatabānites. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 8: 255-261. |