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Grjaznevič 1978: fig. 36

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  [... ...] (Y)zʾn [... ...]
   2  [... ...]mn bny Btʿ ʾq[wl s²ʿbn]
   3  [S¹]mʿy ṯlṯn ḏ-Ḥmln[ hqnyw s²]—
   4  [y]m-hmw Tʾlb Rym[m bʿl S²ṣ]—
   5  (r)m ṣlmnhn ḥmd(m)[ b-ḏt ... ...]
   6  [... ...](s²ʾ)[... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] Yzʾn [... ...]
   2  [... ...] of the banū Btʿ, ʾqwl of the tribe
   3  S¹mʿy, the third of Ḥmln, dedicated
   4  to their Patron Tʾlb Rymm Lord of
   5  S²ṣrm these (two?) statues in gratitude because [... ...]
   6  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 35, w. 25
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteḤāz
Ancient siteḤzym
Geographical areaHamdān
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Tʾlb Rymm bʿl S²ṣrm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Grjaznevič 1978: 31, fig. 36Grjaznevič, Petr A. 1978. Materiali ekspedicii P.A. Grjaznevičia 1966-1967 gg. Južnaja Aravija. Pamjiatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. 1. Moscow: Glavnaja redakzija vostočnoj literatury.