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Ja 330 TC B; Q 477; CSAI I, 87


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters6.5
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

Chronologically, it may be dated at period A because Jamme says the text is boustrophedon and because the form hqny is usually replaced by s¹qny from the beginning of period B on.

TEXT

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   1  ʿmrʾs¹ bn Yq—
   2  mʾl hqny ʾnb[y]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿmrʾs¹ son of Yq-
   2  mʾl dedicated to ʾnby.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 24, w. 32
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾnby S²ymn bʿl Rṣfm
NotesThis inscription, reemployed in ancient times in the necropolis, was placed originally into the sanctuary of Rṣfm.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1952 a: 170-71Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques de Ḥeid bin ʿAqil, la nécropole de Timnaʿ (Hagr Koḥlân). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 30). Louvain: Publications universitaires.