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RES 856 Q 8
By kind permission of British Museum
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The proposed date for this text is based on the palaeography and for this reason must be considered hypothetical. The verb for "he dedicated" is rdʾ. |
TEXT
1 [.]bdʾl Mʿdn ḏ-H—
2 wfʿm w-bn Ḥḍr—
3 m rdʾ l-ʾṯrt t—
4 s¹ʿn bḥtn l-wfy
5 [... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [ʿ]bdʾl Mʿdn, he of H- 2 wfʿm and of the family Ḥḍr- 3 m, dedicated to ʾṯrt 4 nine slabs for the well-being of 5 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 102484=1907,1012.9 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 28.7, w. 28.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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