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TC A CSAI I, 1093


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  S²hr Ġyln bn Ydʿʾb
   2  mkrb Qtbn w-wld ʿm w-ʾws¹n
   3  w-Kḥd w-Dhs¹m w-Tbn bkr
   4  [ʾnby w-Ḥwkm] ḏ-ʾmr w-S²mr

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 37, w. 47.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesThe inscription probably comes from the sanctuary of Rṣfm, dedicated to ʾnby S²ymn at Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1965 b: 82-83Jamme, Albert W.F. 1965. Notes on the published inscribed objects excavated at Ḥeid bin ʿAqʿl in 1950-1951. Washington. [Privately printed]