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3
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B2. Conjectural
Textual typology
Construction text
GENERAL NOTES
The inscription has been classified as a construction text for the presence of the verb bny, even though the verb s¹ḥdṯ has the meaning of "renewing the relationship with the god", and therefore the text is also in some way dedicatory.
1 Yṣrʿm ḏ-Tryfm and ʾlḏr-
2 ʾ he of Qrḍn and Hwfʿm
3 son of Mrṯdm and their brothers (=clan-fellow) Ḥs¹-
4 dn built and restored for ʾnby (the building) Hd-
5 tn.
If the interpretation of Hdtn as a building, or even a sanctuary is correct, the inscription may come from a second sanctuary dedicated to ʾnby, besides the major one, which was called Rṣfm.
Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques de Ḥeid bin ʿAqil, la nécropole de Timnaʿ (Hagr Koḥlân). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 30). Louvain: Publications universitaires.