al-Kāfir 29
Robin 1992 a: pl. 37/b
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Graffito | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| The language of the author of the text, who worshipped the god Ḥlfn and was therefore an Amīrite or Ḥanakite man, was most probably Northern Middle Sabaic. |
TEXT
1 (ʾws¹m) (ḏ)-(Z)ʿ—
2 (b)t (ʿ)tbn
3 (mrṯd) Ḥlfn
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | w. 80 (inscribed line) |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Kāfir |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Central Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Notes | The graffito is inscribed on the rock of a hill near to the temple of Mtbnṭyn / Ḥlfn. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1992 a: 144-145, pl. 37/b | Robin, Christian J. 1992. Inabbaʾ, Haram, al-Kāfir, Kamna et al-Ḥarāshif. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |