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Yashhal 15 T.00.A/18
Arbach 2016: 266
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| 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 (conjectural) |
TEXT
1 [... ...] bn-s¹ Yṣdqʾl [... ...]
2 [... ... ](y)wm(y) Yṣdq(ʾl)[ ... ...]
3 [. ](Ys²)hl kn ʾs¹n-s¹ [... ...]—
4 ʾr[.] bʿl Ys²h(l) [... ... ʿ]—
5 (b)d-s¹ Yṣ[dqʾl] [... ...]—
6 ln rṯ[d ... ...]
| 2 | The reading ywmy is not sure at all. |
| 3 | Arbach translates: "conformément à ses ordonnances" |
| 3-4 | Arbach integrates: b]ʾrn. |
| 5-6 | Arbach integrates: mwgln. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Architectural element » Capital |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 33.5, w. 20, th. 25 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Ys²hl (of the goddess ʾṯrt). |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach 2016: 266, fig. | Arbach, Mounir 2016. Annexe : les inscriptions du temple d'Athirat (II. Il tempio di Athirat : rapporto finale degli scavi 1999-2000). Pages 259-287 in Alessandro de Maigret and Christian J. Robin (eds). Gli scavi Italo-Francesi di Tamnaʿ (Repubblica dello Yemen). Rapporto finale. (Orient & Méditerranée, 20). Paris: De Boccard. |