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T.02.B/26


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

The suffixed pronouns in s¹ suggest a period C.

TEXT

marker


   1  S²rḥl Ṯm(ʿ)rm s²ʾm
   2  w-bny w-ẓrb byt-s¹ Yġl w-
   3  ʾḫṭb-s¹ w-ms³wd-s¹ Ẓrbm b-
   4  Tmnʿ b-ḥg ʾnby

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S²rḥʾl ṯm(ʿ)rm buy,
   2  built and gained legal possession of her house Yaġūl and
   3  her "lower rooms" and her "hall" Ẓarabum in
   4  Tamnaʿ, according to ʿAnby.
Loreto 2011 a: 61Loreto, 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
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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 Yġl
NotesThe inscription was found in the house B/I of the market square (for its location, see Loreto 2011 a: 61, fig. 1).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Loreto 2011 a: 61Loreto, Romolo 2011. South Arabian inscriptions from domestic buildings from Tamnaʿ and the archaeological evidence. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22/1: 59-96.