Bron 1990: 105, fig.1 Image free from copyright
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Measure of letters 3.2
Chronology
Textual typology Dedicatory text - fragmentary
TEXT marker
1 [... ... ]ḏw Hwfʿm w-bnw 2 [... ... s¹qnyw ]ks³wty mwg<l>n ʾl— 3 [hn ... ... ʿd mḥd-s¹m]y Ḫrf b-Myfʿ 4 [... ...]n ʾʾḏn-s¹my
Apparatus For the integrations at lines 2-3 and 3 see MuB 650=CSAI I, 149. 2 we suppose that mwgn is a engraver's mistake for mwgln "alabaster".
TRANSLATIONSEnglish 1 [... ...]both sons of Hwfʿm and of the family
2 [... ...] dedicated two alabaster slabs to ʾl-
3 hn [... ...] in their chapel Ḫrf in Myfʿ
4 [... ...] their faculties.
OBJECT INFORMATIONDeposit Zürich, Nefer Gallery, 1 Support type Artefact » Slab (ks³wt) Material Alabaster Measures h. 35, w. 18 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin Modern site Mayfaʿ Ancient site Myfʿ Geographical area Markha Country Yemen Archaeological context Religious context: Temple of ʾlhn ʿd Ḫrf Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYBron 1990 : 104-106, fig. 1Bron, François 1990. Nouvelles antiquités qatabanites. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy , 1/2: 104-109.