By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Legal text - fragmentary |
Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 ḥg ḥgr w-s¹(ḥr )(S²h)r Hll[ ... ...]—
2 t ʾnby S²ymn yw(my)[... ...]
3 w-l yfrwn ṣbḥt ṣf(n)[... ...]—
4 y w-ẓlʿ ḏ-ʾyd ẓlʿ ṯw(r)[... ...]
5 ḥgrn w-mḥrn b-hwrtm b[... ...]—
6 n b-ḏn ḏ-ḥgrn w-mḥr(n)[ ... ...]
Apparatus |
5 | Hwrtm hypothetically a name of place (RES). |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 716 |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
OriginModern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Unknown |
Country | Unknown |
Notes | This royal decree was probably placed in the temple of ʾnby. |
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