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Hamilton 8


Pirenne 1990: 69, pl. LIIIa

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.5
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1  Rḍwn Yhnʿm bn Whbʾl [....]
   2  qtdm h-mrʾ-s¹ ʾlʿz Ylṭ mlk
   3  Ḥḍrmt bn Ydʿʾl mḥrm ḏt Ẓhrn

Apparatus
2The letter t of the verb qtdm is written on a previous d.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rḍwn Yhnʿm son of Whbʾl [....]
   2  directed for his lord ʾlʿz Ylṭ king of
   3  Ḥaḍramawt, son of Ydʿʾl, (the construction of) the temple of ḏt Ẓhrn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositOxford, The Ashmolean Museum, 1952.533
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 21, w. 48
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteShabwa
Ancient siteS²bwt
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ḏt Ẓhrn
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CULTURAL NOTES

The author of this text probably originates from Qatabān. In fact, he bears a Qatabanian epithet and makes a dedication to a Qatabanian goddess.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Brown and Beeston 1954: 55-56, pl. XVIII/2Brown, W.L. and Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1954. Sculptures and Inscriptions from Shabwa. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society: 43-62.
Pirenne 1990: 69, pl. LIII/aPirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient]
Avanzini 2008 a: fig. 17Avanzini, Alessandra 2008. Notes for a history of Sumhuram and a new inscription of Yashhurʾil. Pages 609-641 in Alessandra Avanzini (ed.). A port in Arabia between Rome and the Indian Ocean (3rd C. BC-5th C. AD). Khor Rori Report 2. (Arabia Antica, 5). Rome: «L'Erma» di Bretschneider.
Prioletta 2013 b: 95, 99, fig. 4Prioletta, Alessia 2013. Remarks on some processes of assimilation and innovation in the language and culture of Ḥaḍramawt during its ancient history. Aula Orientalis, 31/1: 93-108.