CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Pirenne 1979: 213, pl. X

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

Inscription of the middle period of Bā-Quṭfa (5th c. - 3rd c. BC), palaeographically characterized by thin letters ("Stile stretto": see Prioletta).

TEXT

marker


   1  (Y)ḥdṯʾl (bn) ±Ḥblhmw( s¹)qny S¹yn nfs¹-s¹
   2  w-ʾḏn-s¹ w-wl±d-s¹

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yḥdṯʾl son of Ḥblhmw dedicated to S¹yn his life,
   2  his faculties and his children.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBā-Quṭfa
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Ḥls¹m
NotesStone inserted in the temple monumental staircase (Breton).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1979: 213, pl. XPirenne, Jacqueline 1979. L'apport des inscriptions à l'interprétation du temple de Bā-Quṭfah. Raydān, 2: 203-241.
Prioletta 2006 a: 275 (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.