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Ja 342 TC 1175; Q 489; CSAI I, 164


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

It is not possible to date the inscription neither from the text nor from palaeography (no photo is available).

TEXT

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   1  Mʿdm ḏ-Dnm s¹qny ʾnby S²(ym)[n]
   2  ṣlmnyhn l-bn-s¹ww Ṯwbʾl w-Rṯd—
   3  ʾl l-wfy-s¹m w-wfy ʾbyt-s¹m

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mʿdm ḏ-Dnm dedicated to ʾnby S²ymn
   2  the two (?) statues for his two children Ṯwbʾl and Rṯd-
   3  ʾl for their safety and the safety of their houses.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 10, w. 21
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾnby S²ymn bʿl Rṣfm
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CULTURAL NOTES

ʾnby was part of the official Qatabanian pantheon. In Timnaʿ ʾnby with his epithet S²ymn was worshipped in the sanctuary of Rṣfm, located at the west side of Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1952 a: 184-185Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques de Ḥeid bin ʿAqil, la nécropole de Timnaʿ (Hagr Koḥlân). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 30). Louvain: Publications universitaires.