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Gr 227 Itwa 7
Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 197
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Measure of letters | 5-5.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [R]tʿ w-Yʿnd w-Yhyṯʿ
2 [b]nw ʾlkrb hqny-Nw—
3 s²m-Yʿnd rṯd Nws²m b-ʿ[ṯtr]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [R]tʿ and Yʿnd and Yhyṯʿ 2 sons of ʾlkrb dedicated to 3 Nws²m; Yʿnd committed to Nws²m. By ʿ- 4 [ṯtr ... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 20, w. 48, th. 22 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Itwa |
| Ancient site | ʾtwtm |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Jabal Riyām |
| Ancient site | Trʿt |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
| Notes | The site of provenance of this stela is certainly Itwa, while its origin is uncertain between Itwa and Jabal Riyām. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bauer and Lundin 1998: 79-80, photo 197 | Bauer, Gleb M. and Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1998. Pamjatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. Južnaja Aravija. Part 2: Epigraficheskie pamjiatniki drevnego Jemena. 2. St.-Petersburg: Zentr "Peterburgskoe vostokovedenie". [Akademia nauk, Institut Vostokovedenija, Sankt-Peterburgskiy filial] |