Ry 361 Weigall 2
Colin 1988: 35, fig. 2
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Graffito | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| The graffito could be Ḥaḍramitic thanks to its desinence "hn". In Ḥaḍramawt there is a modern town (mentioned also by al-Hamdānī in the 10th century) called el-Hagarayn, which could be identified with the ancient toponym of this graffito (cf. Colin 1988: 36). |
TEXT
1 Ḫdym bn Qs³mʾl Hgryhn
| 1 | The letters "ḫ" and "n" are reversed. The letters "l" and "g" are identical. Dḫym: G. Ryckmans proposes the reading Ḫdym of the initial monogram. Hgryhn: G. Ryckmans reads Hllyhn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | wādī Hammāmāt |
| Ancient site | unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Qusayr |
| Country | Egypt |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949 a: 57 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Huitième série. Le Muséon, 62: 55-124. |
| Colin 1988: 35-36, fig. 2 | Colin, Gérard 1988. À propos des graffites sud-arabiques du ouādi Hammāmāt. Bulletin de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale (le Caire), 88: 33-36. |