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Gr 234 Itwa 13; Robin-Itwa 4
Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 199 b
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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Rʾbm bn ʿms²bm qwl
2 Ḥmln hqny Tʾlb nfs¹-
3 hw w-wld-hw w-qny-hw
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Rʾbm, son of ʿms²bm qayl of the tribe 2 Ḥmln, dedicated to Tʾlb his person, 3 his children and his property. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 38, w. 45 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Itwa |
| Ancient site | ʾtwtm |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Reemployed in the house Bayt ʿAlī Ṣāliḥ, in the centre of village. |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Jabal Riyām |
| Ancient site | Trʿt |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb |
| Notes | The site of provenance of this stela is certainly Itwa, while its origin is uncertain between Itwa and Jabal Riyām. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bauer and Lundin 1998: 83, photo 199 a-b-v | 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] |