MuB 650 CSAI I, 149
Bāfaqīh 2001: 17-18, photo
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The dating is uncertain. See Nefer 1=CSAI I, 18 with which this text shows many features in common. |
TEXT
1 Hnʾm bn Ḥyl—
2 m bn S²brqn s¹q—
3 ny ʾlhn ks³wtn
4 ʿd mḥd-s¹ Ḫrf b-
5 Myfʿ
| 1 | the name Ḥylm is attested only here; looking at the onomastic formula it seems to be a patronymic. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hnʾm son of Ḥyl- 2 m of the family S²brqn de- 3 dicated to ʾlhn this slab 4 in His chapel Ḫrf in 5 Myfʿ. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bayḥān, Museum, 650 |
| Support type | Artefact » Slab (ks³wtn) |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 19, w. 15 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Mayfaʿ |
| Ancient site | Myfʿ |
| Geographical area | Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlhn ʿd Ḫrf |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bāfaqīh 2001: 17-18, photo | Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. 2001. Nuqūš wa-dalālāt 2. Raydān, 7: 10-28. [Arabic section] |