TC 1001
Cleveland 1965: 154, pl.100
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...] ʾnby S²ym—
2 [n ... ...]tm rṯdw |
3 [... ... ]ʾʾḏn-s¹my b-—
4 [... ...] (Y)hnʿm mlk |
5 [... ...](b)n nyhn
| 5 | after bn there is a gap without the vertical stroke for words separation and the letters: nyhn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 38, w. 27, th. 6.7 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Notes | The inscription probably comes from the sanctuary of Rṣfm dedicated to ʾnby in the Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Cleveland 1965: 154, pl. 100 | Cleveland, Ray L. 1965. An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis. Objects from the Second Campaign (1951) in Timnaʿ Cemetery. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 4). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. |