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Ja 348 TC 2115; Q 495; CSAI I, 134


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  [.](m)rm bn ʾs²yb w-ḏ-ʿ←mrt Ḥḍ(r)
   2  (s¹)qny ʾnby S²ymn b-R←ṣfm ṯlṯt
   3  ʾṣlmm ḏhbm ḥg s²←ft-s¹ l-ʾlw—
   4  (d)-s¹ Lḥym w-Lḥyʿt w-Klbn ← w-ʾnby l-ys²m{n}((ys²mn))
   5  wfy-s¹m rṯdw ʾṣlm-s¹m ← bn m<s¹>nkrm

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [.]mrm son of ʾs²yb and of the family ʿmrt Ḥḍr
   2  dedicated to ʾnby S²ymn in (the temple) Rṣfm three
   3  bronze statues as he had promised to Him for his chil-
   4  dren Lḥym and Lḥyʿt and Klbn, and ʾnby may give assurance of
   5  their safety; they have committed their statues (to Him) against everyone who may damage it.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 450=AM 423
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 22, w. 19 (front face), 15 (left face)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾnby S²ymn bʿl Rṣfm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1952 a: 192-194, pl. XXIV/aJamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques de Ḥeid bin ʿAqil, la nécropole de Timnaʿ (Hagr Koḥlân). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 30). Louvain: Publications universitaires.
Prioletta 2009: 204-206, figs 3/a-bPrioletta, Alessia 2009. I musei dello Yemen 2. Note su alcune iscrizioni qatabaniche al museo nazionale di Aden e al museo di Zinjibar. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 32: 201-219.