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Kāniṭ Museum 11
Rijziger 2016: 20, fig. 25
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| 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 |
TEXT
1 [... ...]qm [... ...]—
2 yʿṯt [...Nw]—
3 s²m ṯbtn [...] w-[hqny N]—
4 ws²m nfs¹-hw w-w[ld-hw]
5 w-qny-hw w-b [...T]—
6 ʾlb w-Nws²m w-b [... ...]
7 S³kkm w-mḍr-hw [... ...]
| 2 | yʿṯt: the name was probably Lḥyʿṯt or Hḥyʿṯt. |
| 7 | S³kk occurs only in as-Sawdāʾ 91, where it may be part of the epithet of the god S¹mʿ. S³kk was probably the name of a place or tribe. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [...] 2 yʿṯt [...] 3 Nws²m(?) the sanctuary and [has dedicated to] 4 Nws²m his self and [his children] 5 and his possessions and [...] 6 Taʾlab and Nws²m and [...] 7 S³kkm and his/its mḍr. |
| Rijziger 2016: 20-21 | Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Kāniṭ, Museum |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kāniṭ |
| Ancient site | ʾknṭ |
| Geographical area | Arhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Rijziger 2016: 20-21, fig. 25 | Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573. |