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Rb I/88 no. 132a-b
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [Q]s³m bnt Ṣmʾdw s¹qnyt ḏt Ḥ—
2 [m]ym ḏt Rḥbn (b)-(Rybn) [bḥ](t) r(ḍ)w—
3 [t] ʿlh-n-s³ [... ...]
| Incomplete edition. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Qs³m daughter of Ṣmʾdw dedicated to ḏt 2 Ḥmym ḏt Rḥbn in Raybūn the covering slab, by which She was 3 pleased by her [... ...] |
| 2-3 | For the translation of bḥt and the rḍw formula, see Raybūn-Kafas/Naʿmān 148. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| 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 1995: 18 | Frantsouzoff, 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. |