Bayyin 1
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- Kitchen 1998: 153, fig. 5
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| In the Byn sanctuary in Haram documentation has so far been attested in Northern Sabaic. It is therefore hypothetical that the Byn sanctuary here attested is the Haram sanctuary. |
TEXT
1 Rbbm
2 Mgdḫn
3 s¹qny
4 ʿdy Byn
| 3 | s¹qny instead of hqny. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Rbbm 2 Mgdḫn 3 dedicated (this) 4 in Byn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Figurine |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 3, w. 4 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kharibat Hamdān |
| Ancient site | Hrm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Byn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Kitchen 1998: 152-154, figs 5-7 | Kitchen, Kenneth A. 1998. Three unusual Sabaean inscriptions in bronze. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 28: 149-157. |