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ATM 863


Arbach, Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 90, fig. 7 (left)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.8
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  ʿhlm w-ʿṯdm b[n]—
   2  w Bʿgm w-Ḫtynm
   3  w-Hbʾ s¹ʿs²qw w-b—
   4  rʾ w-s¹qḥ w-s¹ḥ—
   5  dṯ l-mrʾt-s¹my
   6  ḏt Ḥmym ʿṯt[r]
   7  Bs³rm mḥrm-s¹ (b)-(m)—
   8  [...](ḥl) [.](h)[... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿhlm and ʿṯdm descendants of
   2  Bʿgm, Ḫtynm
   3  and Hbʾ cut,
   4  constructed and completed
   5  for their lady
   6  ḏt Ḥmym mistress of
   7  Bs³rm Her temple in the
   8  [......]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 863
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 37, w. 18.5, th. 7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance. Conjectural
Modern siteḤinū az-Zurayr
Ancient siteHrbt
Geographical areaWādī Ḥarīb
CountryYemen
NotesThe mention of the families Bʿgm and Ḫtynm implies an origin from the site of Ḥalzaw (Ḥlzwm) rather than Ḥinū az-Zurayr.
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CULTURAL NOTES

The author of the text also commissioned the inscription WWM-Balu 1. In that text, he is qayl of the tribes ḏ-Ḥlzwm (=Ḥalzaw) w-Tlgg.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach, Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 55-56, fig. 90 (7 A-B)Arbach, Mounir, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and al-Zubaydī, Khayrān 2013. Nuqūš qatbāniyya ǧadīda (3). Raydān, 8: 49-103.