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Ja 872 TT1 863; Q 560; CSAI I, 103


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  ʾbyṯ→ʿ bnt → ʾbyd→ʿ Mʿ—
   2  hr ḏt → byt Ḏ→ʾbm M→ʿhr
   3  s¹qnyt → Bnty-→ʾl ʿ→d ʾmr

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾbyṯʿ daughter of ʾbydʿ Mʿ-
   2  hr, belonging to the family of Ḏbʾm Mʿhr
   3  dedicated to the Daughters of ʾl in ʾmr.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 8.3
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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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CULTURAL NOTES

This text belongs to a group of inscriptions dedicated to the Bnt(y) ʾl (CSAI I, 97=Graf 6, CSAI I, 99=Ja 868, CSAI I, 100=Ja 869, CSAI I, 101=Ja 870, CSAI I, 102=Ja 871, CSAI I, 104=Mift 99/72). These divinities have been extensively commented culturally by Robin (Robin 2000).

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1955 d: 42-44, 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.
Robin 2000Robin, Christian J. 2000. Les "filles du Dieu" de Sabaʾ à la Mecque: réflexions sur l'agencement des panthéons dans l'Arabie ancienne. Semitica, 50: 113-192.