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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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VL 2 CSAI I, 111


Beeston 1985: 149-159, photo

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

Palaeographically, it might be dated in the period B2.

TEXT

marker


   1  [...]ʿm ḏ-Ḫbrt s¹qny ʾnby
   2  [S²ym](n) bn-s¹ ʾḥrm rṯd ʾnb—
   3  [y nf]s¹-s¹ w-ʾḏn-s¹ w-bn-s¹ ʾḥrm

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]ʿm, he of Ḫrbt, dedicated to ʾnby
   2  S²ymn his son ʾḥrm; he has committed to the protection of ʾnb-
   3  y his life and his faculties and his son ʾḥrm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositIrbid, Yarmouk University Museum
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesThe inscription could come from the sanctuary of Rṣfm dedicated to ʾnby S²ymn in the Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl necropolis.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Beeston 1985: 149-159, photoBeeston, Alfred F.L. 1985. Two Biʾr Ḥima inscriptions re-examined. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 48: 42-52.