BAQ 1
Pirenne 1979: 217, pl. VIIa
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory 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 (Ḏ)lḥds³ |
2 (bn) (Y)kb—
3 d s¹q[ny] |
4 S¹yn mfḥ—
5 mhn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḏlḥds³ 2 son of Ykbd 3 dedicated 4 to S¹yn this frankincense 5 burner. |
| 4-5 | Pirenne wrongly interprets mfḥmhn as a dual. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of altar (mfḥm) |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 55, w. 20, th. 14 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Bā-Quṭfa |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Central Ḥaḍramawt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Ḥls¹m |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Pirenne 1979: 217, pl. VII/a | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1979. L'apport des inscriptions à l'interprétation du temple de Bā-Quṭfah. Raydān, 2: 203-241. |
| Prioletta 2006 a: 278 (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. |