CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Frantsouzoff 2001 a: 62, fig. 1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  Mhfs²ḥm w-Dd—
   2  ḥs³m bnw Ḫḍy—
   3  (f)m s¹qnyw S¹y—
   4  (n)( ḏ)-(M)yfʿn m—
   5  [s³ndhn] (ḏ)-s²ft-s¹
   6  [... ...]t[.]
   7  [... ...]s²[.]
   8  [... ...](m) ʾḏn
   9  [... ...]my

Apparatus
8-9Possible integration: tʿs¹](m) ʾḏn [S¹yn ...].

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositSayʾūn, Museum
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteRaybūn
Ancient siteRybn [oasis]
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Myfʿn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Frantsouzoff 2001 a: 62-63, fig. 1Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2001. Epigraphic evidence for the cult of the god Sīn at Raybūn and Shabwa. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 31: 59-67.
Prioletta 2005: 316, 318, fig. 13Prioletta, Alessia 2005. Appunti per una nuova sistemazione cronologica delle iscrizioni di Raybūn e della valle dello Ḥaḍramawt. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 28: 309-323.