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RES 4326+RES 4195bis Q 174+Q 135; CSAI I, 84


Pirenne 1966: 91-94, pl. IV
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Pirenne 1966: 91-94, pl. IV
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By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾls¹ʿd ḏ-ʾb[... ...]
   2  w-s¹ʿs²q wṣr-s¹(m)[... ...] w-br nḫl-s¹m
   3  ḏt s²bʿm w-ḏ(b)[... ... ]wṣr-s¹m w-qrw-s¹my
   4  [... ...]-s¹my w-ms³wr-s¹my w[... ... ]y w-mḥllt-s¹my b(ym)
   5  [... ...]

Apparatus
3w-b-yn[... ...] (RES).
5s²rn ʿ[... ...] (RES)

TRANSLATIONS

French

   1  ʾls¹ʿd of ʾb[... ...]
   2  et ont creusé et installé leur wṣr [... ...] et la plaine de leur palmeraie [... ...]
   3  abondamment et [... ...] leur wṣr et (pour les deux) les réservoirs [... ...]
   4  [... ...] et les canalisations [... ...] et le système d'ouverture [... ...]
   5  [......]
Pirenne 1966: 94Pirenne, Jacqueline 1966. Contribution à l'épigraphie sud-arabiques. Semitica, 16: 73-99.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositWien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 717+Sem718
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesThis inscription was probably placed in an agricultural-irrigation context.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1966: 91-94, pl. IVPirenne, Jacqueline 1966. Contribution à l'épigraphie sud-arabiques. Semitica, 16: 73-99.