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CT 9


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944: 161-162, pls. VII, LXII 1, LXIII 4

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB1
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

Paleography and textual style are those typical of the "middle period" of the inscriptions from the Raybūn and the other sites of the Ḥaḍramawt valley (see Prioletta 2005). This phase is contemporary of and can be compared to the B1 period of the documentation from Qatabān.

TEXT

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   1  Ḫts²m grbyh—
   2  n bn Mḏḥqm s¹—
   3  qny S¹yn m(ṯn)—
   4  dhn w-tḍʾ (b)-ʾ—
   5  (ḏn )(S¹)yn nfs¹-s¹
   6  w-ʾḏn-s¹

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḫts²m, the stonemason,
   2  son of Mḏḥqm
   3  dedicated to S¹yn this inscription;
   4  and he placed under the will
   5  of S¹yn his life
   6  and his faculties.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 108, w. 45
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteḤurayḍa
Ancient siteMḏbm
Geographical areaWestern Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Mḏbm
NotesPavement of the west entrance.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944: 161-162, pls VII/1, LXII/1, LXIII/4Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944. Epigraphy. The inscriptions from the Moon Temple. Pages 155-184 in Gertrude Caton Thompson. The Tombs and Moon Temple of Hureidha (Hadhramaut). (Reports of the Research Committee and of the Society of Antiquaries of London, 13). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Prioletta 2005: 314, fig. 7Prioletta, Alessia 2005. Appunti per una nuova sistemazione cronologica delle iscrizioni di Raybūn e della valle dello Ḥaḍramawt. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 28: 309-323.