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MQ-HK 5 CSAI I, 76


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodB2. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]-hw Mrs¹ w-ḫṭb-hw [... ...]ṣrḥty-hw [... ...]
   2  [... ... ḏ-]Rymtm w-ʾnby w-ʾmlk Qtbn l-hw w-l wld-hw w-ḏ-ʿ(ḏ)[r ... ...]
   3  [... ... w-](b) [ʿ](m)( ḏ)-Rymtm w-b ʾnby w-b ḏt-Ṣntm w-b [... ...]
   4  [... ...]ḏ[... ...]b ʿm[... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 16, w. 95
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesThe inscription was probably placed in the structure of a private house.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach et al. 2001: 64-65, fig. 39Arbach, Mounir, Avanzini, Alessandra, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Robin, Christian J. 2001. Matériaux pour le corpus des inscriptions qatabānites (II). Raydān, 7: 43-101.