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Ja 347 TC 1976; Q 494; CSAI I, 133


Cleveland 1965: pl.86/tc1976

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

Palaeographically it is worth noting that the shape of the letter g is more inclined in this phase.

TEXT

marker


   1  [Rg](nm) ḏ-Rbḥ w-bn |
   2  [.]db s¹qny ʾnby |
   3  S²ymn ṣlm ḏhb—
   4  n ḥg-n tkrb-s¹ (l)-
   5  wld-s¹ rṯd Rgnm |
   6  [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rgnm ḏ-Rbḥ, and son of
   2  [.]db dedicated to ʾnby
   3  S²ymn a bronze sta-
   4  tue as he asked Him for
   5  his son; Rgnm has committed
   6  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 19.5, w. 16.6, th. 9.8
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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: 191-192Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques de Ḥeid bin ʿAqil, la nécropole de Timnaʿ (Hagr Koḥlân). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 30). Louvain: Publications universitaires.
Cleveland 1965: 98-99, pl. 86Cleveland, Ray L. 1965. An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis. Objects from the Second Campaign (1951) in Timnaʿ Cemetery. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 4). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.