Arbach 2016: 266 By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Chronology
Textual typology Dedicatory text - fragmentary (conjectural)
TEXT marker
1 [... ...] bn-s¹ Yṣdqʾl [... ...] 2 [... ... ](y)wm(y) Yṣdq(ʾl)[ ... ...] 3 [. ](Ys²)hl kn ʾs¹n-s¹ [... ...]— 4 ʾr[.] bʿl Ys²h(l) [... ... ʿ]— 5 (b)d-s¹ Yṣ[dqʾl] [... ...]— 6 ln rṯ[d ... ...]
Apparatus 2 The reading ywmy is not sure at all. 3 Arbach translates: "conformément à ses ordonnances" 3-4 Arbach integrates: b]ʾrn. 5-6 Arbach integrates: mwgln.
OBJECT INFORMATIONSupport type Artefact » Architectural element » Capital Material Stone Measures h. 33.5, w. 20, th. 25 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin and provenance Modern site Hajar Kuḥlān Ancient site Tmnʿ Geographical area Wādī Bayḥān Country Yemen Archaeological context Religious context: Temple Ys²hl (of the goddess ʾṯrt). Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYArbach 2016 : 266, fig.Arbach, Mounir 2016. Annexe : les inscriptions du temple d'Athirat (II. Il tempio di Athirat : rapporto finale degli scavi 1999-2000). Pages 259-287 in Alessandro de Maigret and Christian J. Robin (eds). Gli scavi Italo-Francesi di Tamnaʿ (Repubblica dello Yemen). Rapporto finale . (Orient & Méditerranée, 20). Paris: De Boccard.