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RES 5095 Ry 347
Ahmed Fakhry
Fakhry 1952: i, 55, fig. 21
Fakhry 1952: i, 55, fig. 21
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [... ... w-bn-hw] Rʾbm Nhmynhn ʾdm Ḏrḥʾl w-Hʿn w-bn-hw (Ḥ)mʿṯt N[h]—
2 mynhn bny Rfʾn w-Ḥmʿṯt Rmln ʿbd ḏ-Ḥbb hqnyw ḏt [... ...]
| 2 | Probably ḏt Ḥmym (RES). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] and his son Rʾbm, the two Nhmynhn, vassals of Ḏrḥʾl, and Hʿn and his son Ḥmʿṯt, the two Nhmynhn, 2 sons of Rfʾn, and Ḥmʿṯt Rmln, servant of ḏ-Ḥbb, dedicated to ḏt [... ...]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 11, w. 80 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ṣirwāḥ-Khawlān |
| Ancient site | Ṣrwḥ |
| Geographical area | Ṣirwāḥ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Reemployed as a lintel on the entrance of a building. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1942: 125-126 (facsimile) | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1942. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Septième série. Le Muséon, 55: 125-130. |
| Fakhry 1952: i, 53, n. 42, 55, fig. 21 | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |