By kind permission of J. al-Ḥasanī
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Measure of letters 4.5
Chronology
Textual typology Dedicatory text
TEXT marker
1 [... ... ....]— 2 m Ṣbḥm bnw S²yṭm rdʾw ḏt Ẓhrn 3 hwrtm w-ḫms¹ s¹lʿtm bn ʿs³b blq ms¹ḥḍr— 4 tnyhn w-ḏt Ẓhrn l-trdʾ-s¹m b-nʿymn
Apparatus 2 The beginning of the line is not readable from the photo.
TRANSLATIONSEnglish 1 [......]-
2 m Ṣbḥm descendants of S²yṭm dedicated to ḏt Ẓhrn
3 a pillar (?) and five s¹lʿt-coins derived from the property of the stone (for the construction of) the two
4 festival halls (?); and may ḏt Ẓhrn help them in prosperity.
OBJECT INFORMATIONDeposit Aden, University Museum, UAM 520 Support type Stone inscription Material Stone Measures h. 18.5, w. 51, th. 6.5 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin and provenance Modern site Ḥinū az-Zurayr Ancient site Hrbt Geographical area Wādī Ḥarīb Country Yemen Archaeological context Religious context Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYal-Ḥasanī 2011 : 450-451, photo 2al-Ḥasanī, Jamal 2011. Nuqūsh Qatbāniyya ǧadīda min matḥaf ǧāmiʿat ʿAdan. Pages 445-460 in Al-nadwa al-ʿilmīya ʿAdan bawābat al-Yaman al-ḥaḍariyya 18-19 Yanāyir 2011, kulliyyat al-Adāb . Aden: Jamiʿat ʿAdan.