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KR 9 Ja 2885


Avanzini 2002: 137, fig.12

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5
Chronology
PeriodD

TEXT

marker


   1  [q](y)f (Yh)wḍʿ Ḫyfn q—
   2  [y](f) S³(wb)n (Yr)ḥb bn (R)—
   3  fs¹y h-wf(y m)rʾ-s¹ Ydʿʾ—
   4  b mlk Ḥḍ(rmt) bn Ġyln

Apparatus
2[ḏ]-S³wbn (Jamme).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Stela of Yhwḍʿ Ḫyfn, which
   2  erected S³wbn Yrḥb son of
   3  Rfs¹y, for the safety of his lord Ydʿʾb,
   4  king of Ḥaḍramawt, ibn Ġyln.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, M 508
Support typeArchitectural structure » Gate
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 24, w. 40, th. 8, about
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteKhawr Rūrī
Ancient siteS¹mhrm / S¹mrm
Geographical areaSouthern Ẓufār
CountryOman
Archaeological contextUrban context: City gate
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1979: 99, pl. kJamme, Albert W.F. 1979. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe IX. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250306. [Privately printed]
Albright 1982: 45, 87, pl. 37, fig. 69Albright, Frank P. 1982. The American Archaeological Expedition in Dhofar, Oman, 1952-1953. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 6). Washington: American Foundation for the Study of Man / Philadelphia, Pa.: Distributed by G. Allen, Bookseller.
Avanzini 2002: 137, fig. 12Avanzini, Alessandra 2002. The construction inscriptions on the gate complex. Pages 125-140 in Alessandra Avanzini (ed.). Khor Rori Report 1. (Arabia Antica, 1). Pisa: Edizioni Plus-Università di Pisa.