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ATM 426
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription is probably Ḥaḍramitic for the presence of mṯndn instead of ms³ndn. |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 [... ...]m (b)n (Y)[.]—
2 [... ...](s²) ʾbw Ḫlʾn
3 [... ... ]s¹ w-Yḍr s¹qn—
4 [y... ...]y w-b mṯndn
5 [... ...](b)-ʾḏn w-b r—
6 [dʾ... ...] w-wld-s¹
7 [... ...]y-s¹
| 2 | It is only probable that Ḫlʾn was the name of a tribe. In any case it could be not complete. |
| 3 | It is only probable that Yḍr was a name of a man. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 426 |
| Support type | Artefact » Slab |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 58, w. 29 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī Markha) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |