CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Frantsouzoff 2007: pl. 94a-c

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of lettersabout 8.2
Chronology
PeriodB1
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  [D](dh)mw b±n Ṯʿhmw± s¹qny ḏ—
   2  t-Ḥmym

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ddhmw son of Ṯʿhmw dedicated to
   2  ḏt Ḥmym.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositSayʾūn, Museum, 1440+1441+1442
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 18.4, w. 88.6, th. about 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteRaybūn
Ancient siteRybn [oasis]
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ḏt Ḥmym ḏt Kfs¹/Nʿmn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Frantsouzoff 2007: 157-158, pl. 94a-cFrantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2007. Raybūn. Kafas Naʿmān, temple de la déesse dhāt-Ḥimyam. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. Avec une contribution archéologique de Alexander V. Sedov and Jurij A. Vinogradov. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 6. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]