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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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Biʾr Hūd


Breton et al. 1980: pl. III

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

TEXT

marker


   1  Dm s¹q—
   2  ny ḏt
   3  Ḥmym |
   4  | Fyḏb

Apparatus
The name Dm is known in Safaitic, but the text might be incomplete on the upper side.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Dm
   2  dedicated to ḏt
   3  Ḥmym
   4  Fyḏb.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositSayʾūn, Museum
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBiʾr Hūd
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMasīla
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Breton et al. 1980: 109, pl. IIIBreton, Jean-François, Badre, Leila, Audouin, Rémy and Seigne, Jacques 1980. Wādī Ḥaḍramawt. Prospections 1978-1979. Aden: Centre Culturel et de Recherches Archéologiques.