CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Frantsouzoff 2007: pl. 86

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of lettersabout 2.5
Chronology
PeriodB1
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  (R)[....]—
   2  d bnt (K)—
   3  lʾhmw |
   4  s¹qnyt
   5  ḏt-Ḥm(ym)

Apparatus
1-2Frantsouzoff integrates R(ʾb)[wd]d (see Raybūn-Kafas/Naʿmān 102).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rʾb[..]d
   2  daughter of
   3  Klʾhmw
   4  dedicated to
   5  ḏt-Ḥmym.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositSayʾūn, Museum, 1431
Support typeArtefact » Slab
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 41.2, w. 23.4, th. 10
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteRaybūn
Ancient siteRybn [oasis]
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ḏt Ḥmym ḏt Kfs¹/Nʿmn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Frantsouzoff 2007: 150-151, pl. 86Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2007. Raybūn. Kafas Naʿmān, temple de la déesse dhāt-Ḥimyam. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. Avec une contribution archéologique de Alexander V. Sedov and Jurij A. Vinogradov. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 6. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]