CT 17 b
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 (Ṣ)dqʾl bn Myfʿm [..] Hys¹n
2 hqny ʾlmqh
3 (ṣ)[..]m
| 3 | Ryckmans integrates ṣ[lm]m. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ṣdqʾl, son of Myfʿm, [ibn] Hys¹n 2 dedicated to ʾlmqh 3 [a statue]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 9, w. 80, th. 36 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥurayḍa |
| Ancient site | Mḏbm |
| Geographical area | Western Ḥaḍramawt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Mḏbm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944: 165-166, pls XI, LXII/ 4 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944. Epigraphy. The inscriptions from the Moon Temple. Pages 155-184 in Gertrude Caton Thompson. The Tombs and Moon Temple of Hureidha (Hadhramaut). (Reports of the Research Committee and of the Society of Antiquaries of London, 13). Oxford: Oxford University Press. |