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FB-Jidfir ibn Munaykhir 2


Bron 2013 b: 188, fig. 2 (above)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  ʿs¹mm w-ʾlḏrʾ bn Qdmʾl
   2  hqny ʾlmqh ʿmʿhr
   3  b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾlmqh w-b-ḏt
   4  Ḥmym w-b Ydʿʾl w-b Qdmʾl

Apparatus
1Qdmʾl is attested in FB-Jidfir ibn Munaykhir 1 and in Moussaieff 14. It seems a proper name, perhaps the name of an ancestor used for the name of a family.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿs¹mm and ʾlḏrʾ of the family Qdmʾl
   2  dedicated to ʾlmqh ʿmʿhr.
   3  By ʿṯtr, by ʾlmqh, by ḏt
   4  Ḥmym, by Ydʿʾl and by Qdmʾl.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Throne
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 110, w. 60, th. 19
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJidfir ibn Munaykhir
Ancient siteKhlm
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 2013 b: 188-189, fig. 2Bron, François 2013. Nouvelles inscriptions sudarabiques. 2. Semitica et Classica, 6: 187-194.