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TC 994 CSAI I, 187
Cleveland 1965: pls 98-99
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
2 [... ...] bn ʿnṣrm ḏtw Dnm s¹qnyw (ʾ)[nby ... ...]
3 [... ...]w-kl ʾwld-s¹m b-mrʾ-hm[w ... ...]
| 1 | on the edge of the altar. |
| 2 | on the upper surface of the altar. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Offering table |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 5.5, w. 29, th. 18.3 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Notes | The inscription probably comes from the sanctuary of Rṣfm dedicated to ʾnby in the Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Cleveland 1965: 154, pls 98-99 | 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. |