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RES 4935 Ry 220; Im-ʿAdiya 2
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription, although addressed to the Qatabanian god ʿm, is in Sabaic. |
TEXT
1 [... ...]w mrʾ-hw (ʿm) ḏ-(Y)—
2 [.... ... ...]d (ʿm) b-ḏt hwfy rs²wt-h—
3 [w ... ...] w-ḥmd Hwf(ʿm) w-Ṣbḥm
4 [... ...] w-kl ḏ-l-hw yktrbnn-hw
| Script in double stroke. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, AM 203 |
| Support type | Artefact » Offering table |
| Material | Marble |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-ʿĀdiyya |
| Ancient site | Rḥb (?) |
| Geographical area | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939 a: 69-70, n. 214, pl. IV | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Cinquième série. Le Muséon, 52: 51-112. |