CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Frantsouzoff 2005 a: 208-209, pl. XXVIII: 1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters9.1
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  [..]s¹m bn Gʿ—
   2  rn ʿbd Qṯm |
   3  hqny S¹yn

Apparatus
1[ʾw]s¹m (Frantsouzoff).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [..]s¹m son of Gʿrn
   2  servant of Qṯm
   3  dedicated to S¹yn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 34, w. 46
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Frantsouzoff 2005 a: 208-209, pl. XXVIII/1Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2005. Epigraphic documentation from Ḥaḍramawt. Pages 193-216 in Alexander V. Sedov. Temples of Ancient Ḥaḍramawt. (Arabia Antica, 3). Pisa: Edizioni Plus-Pisa University Press.
Prioletta 2005: 313, fig. 4Prioletta, Alessia 2005. Appunti per una nuova sistemazione cronologica delle iscrizioni di Raybūn e della valle dello Ḥaḍramawt. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 28: 309-323.