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ATM 890
Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 43, fig. 4 (C)
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 | 3.8 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The period B is hypothetical; the date is suggested by the pronoun -hw after mrʾ, typical of the period B. |
TEXT
1 Ḥywn ḏ-ʿbdn
2 s²ym l-mrʾ-hw
3 S²hr Ygl ms¹l—
4 mn ʿd Myf—
5 ʿ
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḥywn ḏ-ʿbdn 2 placed for his lord 3 S²hr Ygl the altar 4 at Myf- 5 ʿ. |
| Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 27 | Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and al-Zubaydī, Khayrān 2013. Haǧar ʿAbdān (Ḥaīyd Ḥannah) wādī ʿAbdān. Raydān, 8: 19-47. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 890 |
| Support type | Artefact » Altar (ms¹lm) |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 49, w. 18.5, th. 13.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿAbadān |
| Ancient site | ʿbdn |
| Geographical area | Niṣāb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 26-27, fig. 34 (4 C) | Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and al-Zubaydī, Khayrān 2013. Haǧar ʿAbdān (Ḥaīyd Ḥannah) wādī ʿAbdān. Raydān, 8: 19-47. |