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Rb I/84 nos. 193a-e+194a-d+239
Frantsouzoff 2001 c: 143, fig. 5
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 13.3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Gḏfm grbyhn bn Hms²m hqny ḏt-Ḥm[ym]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Gḏfm, the stonemason, son of Hms²m dedicated to ḏt-Ḥmym. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Sayʾūn, Museum |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 20.2, w. 96, th. 8 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Raybūn |
| Ancient site | Rybn [oasis] |
| Geographical area | Central Ḥaḍramawt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ḏt Ḥmym ḏt Rḥbn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Frantsouzoff 2001 c: 132-133, fig. 5 | Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2001. Le 'tailleur de pierre' (grby-n/-hn) dans les inscriptions sudarabiques. Raydān, 7: 125-143. |
| Prioletta 2005: 314, fig. 5 | Prioletta, Alessia 2005. Appunti per una nuova sistemazione cronologica delle iscrizioni di Raybūn e della valle dello Ḥaḍramawt. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 28: 309-323. |