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RES 4325 Q 173; CSAI I, 212
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien
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 | Legal text - fragmentary | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 ḥg ḥgr w-s¹(ḥr )(S²h)r Hll[ ... ...]—
2 t ʾnby S²ymn yw(my)[... ...]
3 w-l yfrwn ṣbḥt ṣf(n)[... ...]—
4 y w-ẓlʿ ḏ-ʾyd ẓlʿ ṯw(r)[... ...]
5 ḥgrn w-mḥrn b-hwrtm b[... ...]—
6 n b-ḏn ḏ-ḥgrn w-mḥr(n)[ ... ...]
| 5 | Hwrtm hypothetically a name of place (RES). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 716 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Notes | This royal decree was probably placed in the temple of ʾnby. |
| Link to site record |