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Lee Warner CSAI I, 112


Bron 1992: 40, 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. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

GENERAL NOTES

The presence of nfs¹ could suggest a period B, but the date is not sure.

TEXT

marker


   1  S²hrm bn ʿb—
   2  dm ḏ-Ḏrʾn s¹—
   3  qny ʿm ḏ-Rym—
   4  tm ʾrbʿ bḥ—
   5  ty mrtn rṯ—
   6  d ʿm nfs¹-s¹ w-
   7  (ʾḏn)-(s¹) w-kl wl—
   8  [d-s¹ ... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S²hrm son of ʿb-
   2  dn ḏ-Ḏrʾn de-
   3  dicated to ʿm ḏ-Rym-
   4  tm four limestone
   5  slabs; he has commit-
   6  ted to ʿm his life and
   7  his faculties and all his chil-
   8  dren [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteShibām
Ancient siteS²bm
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʿm ḏ-Rymtm
NotesThe inscription is reported from Shibām in the Ḥaḍramawt. The origin could be wrong or we can imagine that it was carried to Shibām in ancient or modern times.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 1992: 39-42, photoBron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites.