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Ry 463 Q 860; CSAI I, 60


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1951: 117, facsimile

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

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   1  Nʾdm w-bn-s¹ Ẓrmm (b)nw Dṯʾt
   2  brʾw w-s¹tbʿ byt-s¹my Rbʿn w-k(l)
   3  ṣrḥt-s¹ww w-ʾ(ḫṭ)b-s¹ w-krw(f)-s¹ [w-]
   4  ʾmtʿ-s¹ kl<-s¹>m glm

Apparatus
1in the facsimile we read: Nʾdmy.
3[w-kl] (G. Ryckmans).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Nʾdm and his son Ẓrm of the family Dṯʾt
   2  constructed and finished their house Rbʿn and all
   3  its upper rooms and its lower rooms and its cisterns
   4  and its conduits in all their entirety.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteUnknown (wādi Ḫirr)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādi Ḫirr
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house Rbʿn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1951: 115-117, facsimileRyckmans, Gonzague 1951. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Neuvième série. Le Muséon, 64: 93-126.