Robin-al-Ḫadara 1
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 45/a
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- Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 45/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 |
TEXT
1 ʿs¹(ʾ) H—
2 s²(m)r (S¹)—
3 hm(n)
| 1 | The third letter looks like h; as the word ʿs¹h has no sense, Robin proposes the reading of an alif written upside down. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hs²mr 2 S¹hmn 3 incised. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Altar |
| Shape | Squared |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 69, w. 94, th. 42 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Khadara |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | ʿAmrān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Placed in the entrance of the al-Ḫadara mosque. |
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| Modern site | Madīnat al-Ziyal |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Jabal ʿIyāl Yazīd |
| Country | Yemen |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1982 a: ii, 74-75, pls 44-45 | 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. |