CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Beeston 1995: 204, fig. 1
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  Mrdm Ḥḍrm s¹qny
   2  mrʾ-s¹ Bʿl Yfʿn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mrdm Ḥḍrm dedicated
   2  to his Lord the Master of Yfʿn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
Measuresh. 22.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Beeston 1995: 203, fig. 1Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1995. Capt. Aylward's Qatabanian Inscriptions. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 6/3: 203-205.