Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
It is not possible to date the inscription neither from the text nor from palaeography (no photo is available). |
English | |
1 Mʿdm ḏ-Dnm dedicated to ʾnby S²ymn 2 the two (?) statues for his two children Ṯwbʾl and Rṯd- 3 ʾl for their safety and the safety of their houses. |
Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
Material | Alabaster |
Measures | h. 10, w. 21 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾnby S²ymn bʿl Rṣfm |
Link to site record |
Jamme 1952 a: 184-185 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques de Ḥeid bin ʿAqil, la nécropole de Timnaʿ (Hagr Koḥlân). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 30). Louvain: Publications universitaires. |