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Ja 349 TC 2502; Q 496; CSAI I, 98
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The dating is uncertain, but certain textual and palaeographical elements make dating at period B2 preferable. |
TEXT
1 Ḏkrm( b)n Br(n)ṭm s¹qny (ʾ)—
2 (n)by S²ymn ṣlm ḏhbn b-
3 ḏtm tkrb-s¹ rṯd ʾnby ʾ—
4 ḏn-s¹ w-wld-s¹ w-kl ʾqn<y>-s¹m
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḏkrm, of the family Brnṭm, dedicated to ʾ- 2 nby S²ymn the bronze statue, as 3 he asked Him; he committed to ʾnby his 4 person and his son and all of their properties. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 451=AM 424 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 16, w. 28, th. 8.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾnby S²ymn bʿl Rṣfm |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1952 a: 194, pl. XXVI/a | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques de Ḥeid bin ʿAqil, la nécropole de Timnaʿ (Hagr Koḥlân). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 30). Louvain: Publications universitaires. |