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Rb XIV/89 no. 244
Frantsouzoff 2005 a: 215-216, pl. XXXVI: 1-2
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 |
TEXT
1 Mʿnʾnl (b)—
2 [n] ʾlqs³m
3 s¹qny ḏt |
4 (Ṣ)hrn h-ʾ—
5 [.](l)t-s¹
| 4-5 | ʾblt-s¹ (Frantsouzoff). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Mʿnʾnl son 2 of ʾlqs³m 3 dedicated to ḏt 4 Ṣhrn for his 5 ? |
| 4 | "for the sake of his she-camel" (Frantsouzoff). |
| Frantsouzoff 2005 a: 215 | Frantsouzoff, 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. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Personal adornment » Pendant |
| Material | Silver |
| Dimensions | h. 6, w. 5.5 |
| 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 S¹yn ḏ-Myfʿn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Frantsouzoff 2005 a: 215-216, pl. XXXVI/1-2 | Frantsouzoff, 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. |