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BAQ 54
Pirenne 1979: 216, pl. XII
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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| Inscription of the recent period of Bā-Quṭfa (3rd c. BC - 1st c. BC), palaeographically characterized by large letters ("Stile largo": see Prioletta). |
TEXT
1 Ḍywnm bn Bydqy[ w-]
2 Rs³dʾl bn Ḍywnm [s¹]—
3 qnyw S¹yn nfs¹-s¹[my]
| 1 | Bydqy[m] (Pirenne). |
| 1-2 | According to Pirenne, the dedicants are more than two, but the verb is a dual, for that we integrate -s¹[my] at l. 3. |
| 3 | nfs¹-s¹[m w-ʾḏn-s¹m w-wld-s¹m] (Pirenne). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḍywnm son of Bydqy and 2 Rs³dʾl son of Ḍywnm de- 3 dicated to S¹yn their lives. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| 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: 216, pl. XII | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1979. L'apport des inscriptions à l'interprétation du temple de Bā-Quṭfah. Raydān, 2: 203-241. |
| Prioletta 2006 a: 280 (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. |