CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  Ḏkr bnt Hfs²h hqnyt
   2  ḏt-Ḥmym nfs¹-ṯ

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḏkr daughter of Hfs²h dedicated
   2  to ḏt-Ḥmym her life.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositSayʾūn, Museum
Support typeStone piece
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteRaybūn
Ancient siteRybn [oasis]
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ḏt Ḥmym ḏt Rḥbn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Frantsouzoff 1995: 16Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 1995. The Inscriptions from the temples of Dhat Ḥimyam at Raybūn. With a Postscript by Alfred F.L. Beeston. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 25: 15-28.