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BaBa al-Ḥadd 12
Bāfaqīh and Bāṭāyiʿ 2001: 75, pl. 9/b
Bāfaqīh and Bāṭāyiʿ 2001: 75, pl. 9/b
Bāfaqīh and Bāṭāyiʿ 2001: 75, pl. 9/b
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| 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 | Construction text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
TEXT
1 [... ...] Ḫwln ʾ[... ...]
2 bʾr-hmy Thʿn ḏt b-ʿly t[... ...]
3 ymnʿ{l} s¹rn Qṭnm b-rdʾ w-mlʾ ʾ[... ...]
4 s²qr w-mrʾ-hmw Hwfʿm Yzl w-ʾ[... ...]
| 3 | the editors read ymnʿ but a final l is visible, which however could be a mistake. |
| 4 | at the beginning it could also be yqr. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] Ḫwln ʾ[... ...] 2 their well Thʿn, that which is above [......] (that) 3 stops (?) the valley of Qṭnm; by the help and the favour of [......] 4 s²qr and their lord Hwfʿm Yzl and [......] |
| 3 | "in order to take" (editors). |
| Bāfaqīh and Bāṭāyiʿ 2001: 70 | Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. and Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed 2001. Nuqūš uḫrā min al-Ḥadd. Raydān, 7: 66-76. [Arabic section] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h.15, w. 35 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Hadīm |
| Ancient site | Hdw |
| Geographical area | al-Ḥadd |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bāfaqīh and Bāṭāyiʿ 2001: 70, fig. 9/b | Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. and Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed 2001. Nuqūš uḫrā min al-Ḥadd. Raydān, 7: 66-76. [Arabic section] |