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CIAS 95.11/o 9 Q 247; CSAI I, 170
By kind permission of GOAM
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 | 2.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The palaeography of the text suggests a period C, but the presence of nfs¹ could suggest a period B2. |
TEXT
1 [... ...]←[... ...ʾn](by) S²ym(n)[ ... ...]
2 (tkr)b-s¹ l-b(n)-(s¹) [.]←[..] (rṯ)d ʾnby S²ymn nfs¹-s¹[ ... ...]—
3 mʾl w-kl ʾḫh-(s¹)←[w]w w-ʾwld-s¹m w-ʾqny-s¹m (b)-(ʿm) [... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 161=AM 136 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 11.5, w. 21.5, th. 11.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾnby S²ymn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 187-189, photo | Beeston, 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] |
| Prioletta 2009: 203-204, figs 2/a-b | Prioletta, Alessia 2009. I musei dello Yemen 2. Note su alcune iscrizioni qatabaniche al museo nazionale di Aden e al museo di Zinjibar. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 32: 201-219. |