MS Ḥuṣn ʾAsʿad 2
al-Salami 2011: 247, fig. 84
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The left and lower parts of the inscription are missing. Inscription B in the picture. |
TEXT
1 Hws³n w-ʾḫ-—
2 hw w-bn-hmw [bnw|]
3 Ḥywt hqny[w ..]
4 [.... ](m)s¹(n)[dn ... ...]
| 2-4 | Integrations by al-Salami 2011. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hws³n and his 2 brother and their son [descendants] 3 of the family Ḥywt dedicated [..] 4 [....] this inscription [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | w. 15 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥuṣn Asʿad |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Banū Shaddād |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Salami 2011: 102, fig. 84 | al-Salami, Mohammed Ali 2011. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Ḫawlān. (Jenaer Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient, 7). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. |