CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Pirenne 1979: 229, pl. XVIII

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 recent period of Bā-Quṭfa, probably to be dated around the 1st c. BC, and palaeographically characterized by a thick stroke ("Stile dal tratto spesso": see Prioletta).

TEXT

marker


   1  (B)ḏwt bn-S¹mym tḍ[ʾ b-ʾḏn]
   2  S¹yn nfs¹-(s¹ w)-(ʾḏn)-(s¹)

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Bḏwt son of S¹mym placed under the will of
   2  S¹yn his life and his faculties.

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
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1979: 229, pl. XVIIIPirenne, Jacqueline 1979. L'apport des inscriptions à l'interprétation du temple de Bā-Quṭfah. Raydān, 2: 203-241.
Prioletta 2006 a: 283 (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.