Pirenne 1981: pl. VII/b
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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 | Construction text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
Palaeography shows a local writing - see letter w is noteworthy. The presence of mnḍḥ, and of rdʾ suggests a date in period C or D. | |
TEXT
1 [... ...] ʾlt w[.]n-s¹ww [.]b[... ...]—
2 tʿ whl[... ...]ʿ w[.]ws¹ts¹w b[yt-s¹m]
3 Yfʿn bn s²rs¹m ʿd frʿm b-rdʾ (ʾ)[mrʾ-s¹m]
4 [... ...] w-b-rdʾ mnḍḥ-s¹m w-s²ʿ(b)-[s¹m ... ...]
5 ʿm ḏ-ʿḏbtm w-(Ḥmy)m ʿṯtr |
OBJECT INFORMATION
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Origin and provenanceModern site | al-Maṣnaʿa |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | wādī Ḥijlān |
Country | Yemen |
Link to site record | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Pirenne 1981: 214-215, pl. VII/b | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1981. Deux prospections historiques au sud-Yémen. Raydān, 4: 205-248.
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