CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1955 d: fig. 1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  M(ʿ)d (ḏ)t( b)→yt ʾ—
   2  ls¹ʿd → ḏ-Hwfʿm→w-bn
   3  Ḥ(ḍ)rm → s¹qnyt ʿ→d ʾmr

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mʿd belonging to the house of ʾ-
   2  s¹ʿd ḏ-Hwfʿm and of the family of
   3  Ḥḍrm dedicated in ʾmr.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 13.5, w. (shoulders) 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
NotesThe inscription was found in the TT1 building, "The Great Palace" of Timnaʿ.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1955 d: 41-42, fig. 1, facsimileJamme, Albert W.F. 1955. Some Qatabanian Inscriptions Dedicating 'Daughters of God'. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 138: 39-47.