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RES 461 Q 6
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite | ||
| 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 - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Rṯdt Yls³ s¹qny [mrʾ-s¹ Yṣdqʾl]
2 Frʿm S²rḥʿt ml[k ʾws¹n bn Wd]—
3 m ṣlmt ḏhbn b[... ... ʿd mḥr]—
4 m-s¹ Nʿmn ḥg wq[h ... ...]
5 b-ms¹ʾl[-s¹]
| 1 | at the line 3 we have ṣlmt, perhaps the proper name is feminine and we can integrate: s¹qny[t mrʾ-s¹. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Rṯdt Yls³ dedicated to her lord Yṣdqʾl 2 Frʿm S²rḥʿt king of Awsān, son of Wd- 3 m the bronze statue .[... ...] in his temple 4 Nʿmn, as He ordered [her ... ...] 5 in His oracle. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī Markha) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Wdm ḏ-S¹bln ʿd Nʿmn |
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