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R 1850


Christian J. Robin, 2001
Robin 2001 a: 209, fig. 2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision

GENERAL NOTES

According to the editor, based on paleographical analysis, the inscription could be dated to the 1st-2nd AD (Ch. Robin 2001a, 214).

TEXT

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   1  Ḥrṯm bn Lgnn Ḥḍrmyn h—
   2  dy ʿrn ymnytn w-s²ʾmytn b-gys²m bn Ḥḍrm(t)

Apparatus
1Ḥrṯm: this name is attested in other Ancient North Arabian inscriptions.
1-2hdy: it could be a noun or a verb, the editor prefers the second hypotesis (Ch. Robin 2001a, 212-213).
2ʿrn: it is an hapax. According to the following adjectives, it is a female noun. The editor links this noun to Arabic ʿīr "caravan".

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteShisʿāʾ
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaJabal Kawkab
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
NotesThe plain of Shisʿa is located between Ḥimā and Kawkab, 110-115 km north-north-east of Najrān.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 2001 a: 211, fig. 2Robin, Christian J. 2001. «La caravane yéménite et syrienne» dans une inscription de l'Arabie méridionale antique. Pages 207-216 in Bruno Halff, Floréal Sanagustin, Margaret Sironval and Jacqueline Sublet (eds). L'Orient au coeur en l'honneur d'André Miquel. (Collection Orient-Méditerranée). Paris: Maisonneuve et Larose.
Robin 2013: 126, figs 3-4.Robin, Christian J. 2013. À propos de Ymnt et Ymn: « nord » et « sud », « droite » et « gauche », dans les inscriptions de l'Arabie antique. Pages 119-140 in Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet, Catherine Fauveaud and Iwona Gajda (eds). Entre Carthage et l’Arabie heureuse. Mélanges offerts à François Bron. (Orient & Méditerranée, 12). Paris: de Boccard.