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Ja 119bis Q 266bis; CSAI I, 384
Jamme 1958 b: 197, pl. 118
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 4.5 |
TEXT
1 mʿmr Ṯwybm ḏ-M(h)ṣnʿm w-
2 bn S³wyʿm b-R(ṣ)fm
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece (mʿmr) |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 10, w. 25 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾnby S²ymn bʿl Rṣfm |
| Notes | This memorial, even though mentioning the sanctuary of Rṣfm, was found inserted in the wall of the house of Yfs². |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1958 b: 189, pl. 118 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1958. Inscriptions Related to the House Yafash in Timnaʿ. Pages 183-198 in Richard LeBaron Bowen and Frank P. Albright (eds). Archaeological Discoveries in South Arabia. With foreword by Wendell Phillips. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 2). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. |