Ḥajj-al-ʿĀdī 25
al-Hajj 2019: 20, figs 9-10
By kind permission of © M. al-Ḥajj
By kind permission of © M. al-Ḥajj
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
[... ...]
1 [... ...] b-ʿm w-b[... ...]
2 [... ...] S¹mhydʿ [... ...]
| 2 | It is hypothyetical that S¹mhydʿ was a theonym. According the editor is the name of a king. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar al-ʿĀdī |
| Ancient site | Mrymtm |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
If S¹mhydʿ was a theonym, its attestation in Qatabanic would be interesting.
S¹mydʿ is a god in the Ḥimyarite pantheon: Wll w-S¹mydʿ.
S¹mydʿ is a god in the Ḥimyarite pantheon: Wll w-S¹mydʿ.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Hajj 2019: 19-20, figs 9-10 | al-Ḥājj, Muḥammad ʿAlī 2019. History of Maryamah Town (Hajar- al- ʿAdī) in Wādī Ḥarīb in the Light of Its Musnad Inscriptions (7th Century BC – 3rd Century AD). Adūmātū, 40: 7-40. |