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Robin-al-Kurbāt 1


Robin 1982 a: ii, pl.63/a
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Robin 1982 a: ii, pl.63/a
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Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 63/b

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.3
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  ʾ(w)[s¹ʾl] w-ʾḫ-hw bn—
   2  w ʿgbm hqnyw [Tʾl](b)
   3  [Rymm] ḏn mqṭrn ḥg-n
   4  [w]qh-hmw b-ms¹ʾl-hw
   5  l-s¹ʿd-hmw nʿmtm w-
   6  rḍw ʾm—
   7  rʾ-hmw
   8  bny Btʿ
   9  w-s²ʿb-hm—
  10  w

Apparatus
1ʾws¹ʾl: integration by Robin.
2The name of the god has been intentionally deleted.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾws¹ʾl and his brother of the family
   2  ʿgbm dedicated to Tʾlb
   3  Rymm this incense burner, as He
   4  ordered them in His oracle
   5  in order for Him to grant them prosperity
   6  and the favour of their
   7  lords
   8  the banū Btʿ
   9  and of their
  10  tribe.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner (mqṭr)
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 124, w. 24.5, upper element h. 25.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteal-Ḥāla
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaHabūr Zulayma
CountryYemen
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Provenance
Modern siteal-Kurbāt
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaHabūr Zulayma
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed as a door architrave in a house at al-Kurbāt.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1982 a: ii, 99-101, pl. 63Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul.