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Pi. Raḥab 1 Ja 2386; CSAI I, 81
Jamme 1972: pl. VIII
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]t bn Yṣdqʾl bn Yhyṯʿ ʾns¹ Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn mlk Qtbn b-ʾrḍ D[... ...] b-mrʾ-s¹ ʿm
2 [... ...]bn s²rs¹m
3 [... ...]ḥb
| The text is different in Ja 2386 (see the facsimile): L.1: [... ...]t bn Ṣdqʾl bn Yhyṯʿ ʾns¹ Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn mlk Qtbn bʾr b-Rbḥym [.]s¹ bn s²rs¹m ʿd frʿm l-mrʾ-s¹ L.2: [... ... k]l bnʾ w-mḥfd w-ḫlf[... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Gate |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | w. 289 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Raḥaba |
| Ancient site | Rḥb |
| Geographical area | Wādī Raḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City gate |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1972: 36, pl. 8, facsimile | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1972. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe III. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250312. [Privately printed] |
| Pirenne 1981: 219-220, pl. X/b | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1981. Deux prospections historiques au sud-Yémen. Raydān, 4: 205-248. |