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Pi. Moṣnaʿa Ḥijlān 2 CSAI I, 80
Pirenne 1981: pl. VII/b
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 |
| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| Palaeography shows a local writing - see letter w is noteworthy. The presence of mnḍḥ, and of rdʾ suggests a date in period C or D. |
TEXT
1 [... ...] ʾlt w[.]n-s¹ww [.]b[... ...]—
2 tʿ whl[... ...]ʿ w[.]ws¹ts¹w b[yt-s¹m]
3 Yfʿn bn s²rs¹m ʿd frʿm b-rdʾ (ʾ)[mrʾ-s¹m]
4 [... ...] w-b-rdʾ mnḍḥ-s¹m w-s²ʿ(b)-[s¹m ... ...]
5 ʿm ḏ-ʿḏbtm w-(Ḥmy)m ʿṯtr |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Maṣnaʿa |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Ḥijlān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Pirenne 1981: 214-215, pl. VII/b | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1981. Deux prospections historiques au sud-Yémen. Raydān, 4: 205-248. |