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MuB 545 CSAI I, 107
Bāfaqīh 1994 a: 21, pl. IV
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 | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 (ʾ)mt s¹hm Hwfʾl b—
2 n Mrdm r(dʾ)t ʾṯrt
3 bḥtnyhn
| 2 | Mrdm could be the name of a family. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾmt servant of Hwfʾl he 2 of Mrdm entrusted to ʾṯrt 3 the two slabs. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bayḥān, Museum, 545 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 19, w. 31, th. 5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥinū az-Zurayr |
| Ancient site | Hrbt |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾṯrt. |
| Notes | Despite the goddess has no epithet, the inscription was probably placed in the sanctuary of ʾṯrt ḏt Ys¹l. |
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CULTURAL NOTES
ʾṯrt is the main god of Ḥinū az-Zurayr, where she is worshipped in the sanctuary of Ys¹l (see for example MuB 542=CSAI I, 146). She also has a temple called Qbln in the capital of Qataban (MuB 539=CSAI I, 145).
ʾṯrt bʿl Mhnn is attested in the region of Ḫudrāʾ (Aylward 2=CSAI I, 123). This goddess often has masculine epithets, as she is called "god" and "master".
ʾṯrt bʿl Mhnn is attested in the region of Ḫudrāʾ (Aylward 2=CSAI I, 123). This goddess often has masculine epithets, as she is called "god" and "master".
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bāfaqīh 1994 a: 21, pl. 4 | Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. 1994. Nuqūš wa-dalālāt. Raydān, 6: 6-26. [Arabic section] |