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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodE
Start date - BCE/CE448 CE
End date - BCE/CE448 CE
Date accuracyAccurate

TEXT

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   1  mʿmr ʾbʿly ḏ[t ʾ]—
   2  ʿyn w-bt-hw b-wrḫ—
   3  n ḏ-ʿln ḏ-b-ḫryfn |
   4  [ḏ-l-ṯ]mnt w-ḫms¹y |
   5  [w-ḫm]s¹ mʾtm |

Apparatus
1-2[ʾ]ʿyn integrated on the basis of CIH 313/5; the reading [R]ʿyn could also be possible.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Memorial of ʾbʿly, she of ʾ-
   2  ʿyn (or Rʿyn) and her daughter. In the month of
   3  ʿln in the years
   4  five hundred
   5  fifty-eight.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece (mʿmr)
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBaynūn
Ancient siteBynn
Geographical areaKhawlân
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 2010: 65Müller, Walter W. 2010. Sabäische Inschriften nach Ären datiert. Bibliographie, Texte und Glossar. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission, 53). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.