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Ja 874 TT1 A; Q 562; CSAI I, 137
Jamme 1955 d: 44, fig.3
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
GENERAL NOTES
| There is sometimes a certain amount of ambiguity in the typology of the text. The verb s²ym "to place" is used; the king places the object in the palace. Here the god is not mentioned. We did, however, classify this inscription as dedicatory, bearing in mind also the Ḥaḍrami texts of the wādī Ḍuraʾ, where those splendid objects are placed in the palace in honour of S¹yn ḏ-ʾlm. |
TEXT
1 S²hr Ygl Yhrgb mlk Qtb(n)( s²)ym
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S²hr Ygl Yhrgb, king of Qatabān, placed. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 33, w. 47.6, th. 28.3 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Notes | The inscription was found in the TT1 building, "The Great Palace" of Timnaʿ. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1955 d: 46, fig. 3 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1955. Some Qatabanian Inscriptions Dedicating 'Daughters of God'. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 138: 39-47. |