CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

BAQ 14


Pirenne 1979: 226, pl. XVII
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

Inscription of the recent period of Bā-Quṭfa (3rd c. BC - 1st c. AD), palaeographically characterized by thin letters ("Stile stretto": see Prioletta).

TEXT


   1  Yḥ(y)w bn Ftḥm s¹(q)[ny]
   2  S¹yn nfs¹-s¹ w-ʾ(ḏ)[n-s¹]

TRANSLATIONS

CSAI
English

   1  Yḥyw son of Ftḥm dedicated
   2  to S¹yn his life and his faculties.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBā-Quṭfa
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Ḥls¹m
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1979: 226, pl. XVIIPirenne, Jacqueline 1979. L'apport des inscriptions à l'interprétation du temple de Bā-Quṭfah. Raydān, 2: 203-241.
Prioletta 2006 a: 279 (photo)Prioletta, Alessia 2006. Appunti per una nuova sistemazione cronologica delle iscrizioni di Raybūn e della valle dello Ḥaḍramawt 2. Le iscrizioni di Bā-Quṭfa. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 29: 269-286.