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Ja 2139 Ry 501


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953: pl. I

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.7
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

Palaeographically of period C-D.

TEXT

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   1  Rbʾl bn Ḫlṣ ʿb—
   2  d ḏ-ʾlhn hqny |
   3  bʿl byt-hmw ṣlm—
   4  n l-wfy-hmw w-wfy
   5  [ʾbʿl] byt-hm[w]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rbʾl bn Ḫlṣ, ser-
   2  vant of ḏ-ʾlhn, dedicated
   3  to the lord of their house the statue,
   4  for their health and the health of
   5  the lords of their house.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositRiyāḍ, Museum
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25, w. 27, w. 15
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953: 269-270, pl. IRyckmans, Gonzague 1953. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Dixième série. Le Muséon, 66: 267-317.
Jamme 1970 b: 121Jamme, Albert W.F. 1970. The pre-Islamic Inscriptions of the Riyâdh Museum. Oriens Antiquus, 9: 113-139.