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RES 3871 Q 76; CSAI I, 4


Pirenne 1956: pl. XIX/d

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1  Rbḥm bn ʾbln qdm mbny
   2  Rydn mnḫy Ḥdnm b-ʿm w-b
   3  ʾnby w-b ḏt Ṣntm w-b ḏt
   4  Ẓhrn w-b S²hr Ygl |

Apparatus
1the name ʾbln is attested only here; we can't be completely sure that it is a patronymic or a name of a group.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rbḥm son of ʾbln directed the construction of
   2  Rydn towards Ḥdnm; by ʿm and by
   3  ʾnby and by ḏt Ṣntm and by ḏt
   4  Ẓhrn and by S²hr Ygl.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBombay, Museum, Bom 36+123=Bom 45
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 24, w. 52
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesThe toponym Ḥdnm mentioned in the text and from which the inscription probably comes, could be the modern village Ḥuṣn Ḥadī, at the foot of the Raydān mountain (Wissmann 1968: 22).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1956: pl. XIX/dPirenne, Jacqueline 1956. Paléographie des inscriptions sud-arabes. Contribution à la chronologie et à l'histoire de l'Arabie du sud antique. (Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der letteren, 26). Brussels: Paleis der Academiën.
Wissmann 1968: 113-114Wissmann, Hermann von 1968. Zur Archäologie und antiken Geographie von Südarabien. Ḥaḍramaut, Qatabān und das ʿAden-Gebiet in der Antike. (Uitgaven van het, Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te İstanbul, 24). Istanbul: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
Wissmann 1982: 359-360, photo 19Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)]