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Shabwa no. 4
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 [.]hm[.] b(n) Q[.]—
2 ʿm S²bwnyh(n)
3 bn ḥ[wr] hgrhn |
4 [... ... m](rʾ)-s¹ S¹[y]—
5 [n ḏ-ʾlm ... ...]
| 1-2 | (Ṯ)hm(m) bn Qrʿm (Pirenne). |
| 4 | [s¹qny m]rʾ-s¹ (Pirenne). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 35.5, w. 23, th. 14 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shabwa |
| Ancient site | S²bwt |
| Geographical area | Shabwa |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Pirenne 1990: 78, pl. LXa | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient] |