Beeston 1985: 149-159, photo Image free from copyright
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Chronology
Textual typology Dedicatory text
GENERAL NOTES
Palaeographically, it might be dated in the period B2.
TEXT marker
1 [...]ʿm ḏ-Ḫbrt s¹qny ʾnby 2 [S²ym](n) bn-s¹ ʾḥrm rṯd ʾnb— 3 [y nf]s¹-s¹ w-ʾḏn-s¹ w-bn-s¹ ʾḥrm
TRANSLATIONSEnglish 1 [... ...]ʿm, he of Ḫrbt, dedicated to ʾnby
2 S²ymn his son ʾḥrm; he has committed to the protection of ʾnb-
3 y his life and his faculties and his son ʾḥrm.
OBJECT INFORMATION ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin Modern site Unknown Ancient site Unknown Geographical area Unknown Country Unknown Notes The inscription could come from the sanctuary of Rṣfm dedicated to ʾnby S²ymn in the Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis. Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYBeeston 1985 : 149-159, photoBeeston, Alfred F.L. 1985. Two Biʾr Ḥima inscriptions re-examined. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , 48: 42-52.