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T.00.B/1


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyConstruction text

GENERAL NOTES

The presence of pronouns with h excludes a date in the C period.

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...] bnw Ẓrbm ḏ-Ġrbm ʿs¹—
   2  [yz ẓrbw bnyw] byt-s¹my Yʿd w-ʾḫṭb-hw w-m—
   3  s³wd-hw w-ṣrḥty-hw w-gnʾy-hw glm b-ḥg ʾn—
   4  by w-ʾl tʿly b-ʿṯtr w-b ʿm w-b ʾnby w-b-ḏ—
   5  t Ṣntm w-ḏt Ẓhrn

Apparatus
1Ẓrbm could be a lineage name.
4Possible typo in the edition: ʿnby instead of ʾnby.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ... ... bnw Ẓrbm ḏ-Ġrbm ma-
   2  [ke, gained legal possession, built] their house Yʿd and his "lower rooms" and
   3  his "hall" and his "two upper parts" and his "two walls" accordind to ʿAn-
   4  by and let there be no violation thereof by ʿAthtar and ʿAmm and ʿAnby and ḏ-
   5  t Ṣntm and ḏt Ẓhrn.
Loreto 2011 a: 60Loreto, Romolo 2011. South Arabian inscriptions from domestic buildings from Tamnaʿ and the archaeological evidence. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22/1: 59-96.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house byt Yʿd
NotesThe inscription was found in the house B/B of the market square (for its location, see Loreto 2011 a: 61, fig. 1).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Loreto 2011 a: 60Loreto, Romolo 2011. South Arabian inscriptions from domestic buildings from Tamnaʿ and the archaeological evidence. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22/1: 59-96.