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RES 3902 N° 150+CIAS 95.11/p 9 n° 1 Q 912; CSAI I, 95; Ghul-YU 17A+B


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5; 4.5
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

These two stones, of which only the first one belonged to the Muncherjee collection, were recognize by Hayajneh as being part of the same inscription.

TEXT

marker


   1  Fys²m (ʾm)—
   2  t Ḏrʾkr—
   3  b bn Ḥy—
   4  ±w s¹qny—
   5  t ʿm ks³—
   6  wtnyhn

Apparatus
2-3see also AM 60.756 where probably the same Ḏrʾkrb bn Ḥyw is mentioned.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Fys²m servant
   2  of Ḏrʾkr-
   3  b son of Ḥy-
   4  w dedica-
   5  ted to ʿm the two
   6  votive slabs.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 2342+NAM 2340=AM 60.755A+AM 60.755B
Support typeArtefact » Slab (ks³wt)
MaterialStone
DimensionsNAM 2342: h. 18.8, w. 12.5, th. 5.7; NAM 2340: h. 21, w. 12.5, th. 6.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple
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CULTURAL NOTES

It is noteworthy that a woman being "servant" of a man was able to make a dedication to the deity.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: ii, 209-210, photoBeeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes:
Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités;
Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres]
Hayajneh 2001: 238-239, photosHayajneh, Hani 2001. Anmerkungen zu einigen altsüdarabischen Inschriften anhand von Abklatschen aus dem Nachlass Mahmud al-Ghul. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 12/2: 236-248.