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MAFRAY-Hajar Warrāṣ 2


Ch. Robin
Robin and Arbach 2013: 132, fig. 6

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Marginal Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.3
Chronology
PeriodC

GENERAL NOTES

The editors concur in dating the text to the 1st century AD.

TEXT

marker


      [... ... ḏt]
   1  Bʿdn w-Bʿl Bs³rm w-ḏt |
   2  S²bʿn w-b-rdʾ ʾmrʾ-s¹m
   3  w-s²ʿb-s¹m ḏ-Ḥlzwm |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ... ḏt]
   2  Bʿdn, Bʿl Bs³rm, ḏt
   3  S²bʿn and by the help of their lords
   4  and their tribe dhu-Ḥalzaw.
Prioletta 2013: 121Prioletta, Alessia 2013. The town of Ḥalzaw (Ḥlzwm) between Qatabān, Radmān and Ḥimyar: an essay on political, religious and linguistic history. Semitica et Classica, 6: 109-130.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25, w. 31
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar Lajiya / Hajar Warrāṣ
Ancient siteḤlzwm
Geographical areaMarkha
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house
NotesReemployed in the house of Munaṣṣar Aḥmad al-Qabālī.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin and Arbach 2013: 132-133, fig. 6Robin, Christian J. and Arbach, Mounir 2013. Premières mentions de dhū-Raydān (vers la fin du Ier s. av. è. chr.). Raydān, 8: 119-134.
Prioletta 2013: 121-122, fig. 10Prioletta, Alessia 2013. The town of Ḥalzaw (Ḥlzwm) between Qatabān, Radmān and Ḥimyar: an essay on political, religious and linguistic history. Semitica et Classica, 6: 109-130.