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Bafāqīh 2001 4 CSAI I, 42


Bāfaqīh 2001: 24, pl. 3

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters6
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1   Wdʾb ʿs²q
   2  bʾrn Rḥbt

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Wdʾb excavated
   2  the well Rḥbt.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 31, w. 48
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house Yfs²
NotesThe inscription is now detached and placed on the ground. The well Rḥbt mentioned in the text was probably related with the house Yfs², where the inscription has been found.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bāfaqīh 2001: 16, photoBāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. 2001. Nuqūš wa-dalālāt 2. Raydān, 7: 10-28. [Arabic section]