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CIAS 95.11/o 1 n° 1 Q 245; CSAI I, 169


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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
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary
Royal inscriptionYes

GENERAL NOTES

If the integration by Pirenne is right, we have here an inscription written by the king S²hr Hll Yhqbḍ, probably the same as Ja 2826=CSAI I, 48. We are at the end of period C. In fact, some palaeographical features, like snake-shaped r, tulip-shaped h, date the text at period C.

TEXT

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   1  [... ...] Yhqbḍ mlk Qt(bn) w-ʾ(ḫ)[ ...]
   2  [... ...] Hwfʿm Ykhl w-bn-s¹m ʾ(ml)—
   3  [k Qtbn ... ...](ṣ)lmt-s¹ bn ms¹nkrm bn brṯ-s¹

Apparatus
1[S²hr Hll] Yhqbḍ (Pirenne).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 164=AM 140
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 16, w. 26, th. 5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: i, 171-174, photoBeeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes:
Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités;
Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres]