RAY/79/Te/6
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]—
2 t ʿs³tr (w)-ḍr Qtbn w-b ḏt r(y)[... ... ... ...]—
3 t tkym(th)n (w)-ys¹(k)br Fʾrn S¹yn ʿl[... ... s¹]—
4 qny-s¹ Fʾrn ms³ndm (b)-(ḏ)[t ... ...]—
5 fʿ(n) [... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 ʿs³tr and the war of Qatabān, and because [... ... ]‒ 3 tkymthn (?), and S¹yn appointed Fʾrn as kabir (?) [... ...] de‒ 4 dicated to Him Fʾrn an inscription because [... ...] |
| 3 | "l'édification de ce tertre (?) et Fʾrn reconnut la grandeur de S¹yn" (Robin); "... et S¹yn a nommé Fʾrn au poste du kabīr..." (Frantsouzoff). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Raybūn |
| Ancient site | Rybn [oasis] |
| Geographical area | Central Ḥaḍramawt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
War against Qatabān.
S¹yn appointed the dedicant as a kabīr (?).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Breton et al. 1980: 104, pl. II | Breton, Jean-François, Badre, Leila, Audouin, Rémy and Seigne, Jacques 1980. Wādī Ḥaḍramawt. Prospections 1978-1979. Aden: Centre Culturel et de Recherches Archéologiques. |