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TT1 C (377 + fragments) CSAI I, 193
Jamme 1979: pl. b
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
TEXT
1 [... ... ḫl]fn ḏ-S³dw[ ... ...]
2 [... ...]m w-s¹wḍʾ ḫ(ṭ)[... ...] ʾs¹dm[ ... ...]
3 [... ...] b-ʿ(m)[..]tn (ʾs¹dn )(Yʾr)[... ... ]S²myr w-[... ...]
4 [... ... ]Ḥkrs²m rṯd [ʿṯtr w-]ʿm w-ʾlhy (b)[ytn Ḥrb ... ...]
5 [... ... b-]ʿ(ṯt)[r ]w-b-ʿm w-(b)-(ʾn)by w-b-ḏt (Ṣn)[tm ... ...]
| 4 | Ḥkrs²m is probably a proper name. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The inscription was found in the TT1 building, "The Great Palace" of Timnaʿ. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1979: 32-39, pl. b | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1979. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe IX. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250306. [Privately printed] |