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TC 875+TC 930
Cleveland 1965: 150, pl.98
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 |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...](ḏr)[... ...]
2 [... ...](t)s¹ rṯdt ʾ[... ...]
3 [... ...] w-(ʾmrʾ)-[... ...]
| 2 | possible integration rṯdt ʾ[nby ... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 7, w. 8.5, th. 5.8 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
| Notes | The inscription probably comes from the sanctuary of Rṣfm dedicated to ʾnby in the Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Cleveland 1965: 150, pl. 98 | Cleveland, Ray L. 1965. An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis. Objects from the Second Campaign (1951) in Timnaʿ Cemetery. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 4). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. |