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ATM 888
Arbach, Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 101, fig 32
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Hwf(ʾ)l (bn) [....]
2 S²ḥz rṯd Ḥw(k)[m][ nf]—
3 s¹-s¹ w-ʾḏn-s¹ w-w[l]—
4 (d)-s¹
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hwfʾl son of [....] 2 S²ḥz committed to Ḥwkm his 3 life, his faculties and his 4 children. |
| Arbach, Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 86 | Arbach, Mounir, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and al-Zubaydī, Khayrān 2013. Nuqūš qatbāniyya ǧadīda (3). Raydān, 8: 49-103. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 888 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 21, w. 39 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥinū az-Zurayr |
| Ancient site | Hrbt |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
S²ḥz is an important Qatabanian family, whose members were eponyms and priests.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach, Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 85-86, fig. 101 (32) | Arbach, Mounir, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and al-Zubaydī, Khayrān 2013. Nuqūš qatbāniyya ǧadīda (3). Raydān, 8: 49-103. |