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Ḥājj-al-ʿĀdī 88
al-Ḥājj 2020: 137, pl. 3
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ḫnfr Dṯʾ(n) ↯(s¹)qnyt ʾṯrt
2 ṣlmn w-twṯ↯b-s¹ ḥg-n s²ft—
3 t-s¹ l-bn-s¹↯ ʾlʿm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḫnfr Dṯʾn dedicated to ʾṯrt 2 the statue and its base, according to what she promised 3 Her for (the safety of) her son ʾlʿm. |
| al-Ḥājj 2020: 137 | al-Hajj, Mohammed 2020. Ṣūra min makānat al-marʾa fī mamlakat Qatabān fī ḍawʾ nuqūsh musnadiyya jadīda. Majallat jāmiʿat Ḥāʾil li-l-ʿulūm al-insāniyya, 4: 125-144. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 30, w. 55 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar al-ʿĀdī |
| Ancient site | Mrymtm |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾṯrt |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Ḥājj 2020: 137-139, pl. 3 | al-Hajj, Mohammed 2020. Ṣūra min makānat al-marʾa fī mamlakat Qatabān fī ḍawʾ nuqūsh musnadiyya jadīda. Majallat jāmiʿat Ḥāʾil li-l-ʿulūm al-insāniyya, 4: 125-144. |