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BAQ 9
Pirenne 1979: 215, pl. VIId
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| 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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| Inscription of the middle period of Bā-Quṭfa (5th-3rd c. BC), palaeographically characterized by large letters ("Stile largo": see Prioletta). |
TEXT
1 Kbhmw [....]—
2 hn bn W(d)[... s¹]—
3 [q](ny) [S¹yn ....]
4 [... ...]
| According to the formulary of these texts, about four letters should be missing in the lacuna. | |
| 1-2 | The word between the two lines is most probably a nisbe adjective. Prioletta suggests that it could be integrated as: grbyhn "stone mason". |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 35, w. 25 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Bā-Quṭfa |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Central Ḥaḍramawt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Ḥls¹m |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Pirenne 1979: 215, pl. VII/d | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1979. L'apport des inscriptions à l'interprétation du temple de Bā-Quṭfah. Raydān, 2: 203-241. |
| Prioletta 2006 a: 276 (photo) | Prioletta, Alessia 2006. Appunti per una nuova sistemazione cronologica delle iscrizioni di Raybūn e della valle dello Ḥaḍramawt 2. Le iscrizioni di Bā-Quṭfa. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 29: 269-286. |