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BAQ 78


Pirenne 1979: 208, 216, pl. XII

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 - 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

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      [... ...]
   1  s¹qnyt [S¹yn]
   2  {m} nfs¹-ṯ[ w-ʾḏn-]
   3  ṯ w-wld-[ṯ]

Apparatus
1-2The integration [S¹yn ḏ-Ḥlṣ]m is unlikely, because in the inscriptions of this period the divine epithet is not specified yet. Besides, it would give a longer lacuna on the l. 1 compared to l. 2 (see Prioletta).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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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: 208, 216, pl. XIIPirenne, 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.