CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Bāfaqīh and Bāṭāyiʿ 2001: 74, pl. 8/b-c

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Marginal Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters6.8
Chronology
PeriodB2

TEXT


   1  ʾbʾns¹ bn ʿmḏkr ḏ-Ḫwln qyl [Ḫwln ... ...]
   2  nḫl-s¹ ḏ-Ḫmrn ḏ-b ṣd nḫln Ywlm ḏ-b s¹rn ʾrḥ bʿl [... ...]
   3  ḏt Ẓhrn ʿṯtr Ms¹km w-b ḏt Ḥmym Hrn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾbʾns¹ son of ʿmḏkr ḏ-Ḫwln qyl of Ḫwln [......]
   2  his palmgrove ḏ-Ḫmrn, that one beside the palmgrove Ywlm, that one in the valley of ʾrḥ, ? [......]
   3  ḏt Ẓhrn, lady of Ms¹km, and by ḏt Ḥmym Hrn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBanī Bakr, Bani Bakr, 68 (Private collection)
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh.30, w. 130, th. 32
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteal-Hadīm
Ancient siteHdw
Geographical areaal-Ḥadd
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bāfaqīh and Bāṭāyiʿ 2001: 68-69, fig. 8/bBāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. and Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed 2001. Nuqūš uḫrā min al-Ḥadd. Raydān, 7: 66-76. [Arabic section]