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Yashhal 27 T.00.A/20+T.00.A/21+T.00.A/22+T.00.A/28
Arbach 2016: 271
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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 5.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 W(r)[ʾ]l Ġyln (Y)hnʿm w-Ḏm—
2 (r)ʿly [Ḏ]byn Yhrgb bnw (S²)h—
3 (r) Ygl Yhrgb w-Yd[ʿʾ]b Ynf
4 (Y)[hn]ʿm bn Ḏ(m)r(ʿl)y (ʾ)[mlk] (Q)t(b)[n]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 43, w. 39, th. 24 |
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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). |
| Notes | The inscription was found at the base of the monumental staircase. Arbach 2016: 270 "Le temple a été muni d’un escalier monumental à une date postérieure à sa construction. Cet accès comportait un escalier principal, large de 4,65m, qui se termine par des propylées". |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach 2016: 270-271, 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. |