Robin-Ḥabāba 2
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 66/a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
TEXT
1 ʿbdlt w-ʾḫy-hw Ṯ[... ... W]—
2 hbʾlw w-ʾls²rḥ bn[w ... ...]
3 -hmw Ṣnʿn b-ʿṯtr [... ...]
4 w w-b-rdʾ ʾmrʾ-hmw [... ...]
| 1-2 | W]hbʾlw: male theophoric name composed by whb (verb or substantive) and ʾlw, corresponding to the god ʾlw Zʿln, belonging to the pantheon of confederation Bklm. Ḥabāba was in the territory of Bklm (cf. Robin). |
| 3 | Ṣnʿn: probably a grave name (cf. Robin). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥabāba |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Shibām-Kawkabān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Reemployed in a house of Ḥabāba. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1982 a: ii, 106-107, pl. 66/a | Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul. |