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MAFYS-Ḍuraʾ 9
Robin 2018: 140, fig. 2
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 6.6 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 Krbm rs²w Wb w-[.][... ...]
2 [... ...]-hmy b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾlm—
3 [q](h) (w)-ḏt Ḥmym w-b [ḏt Bʿdnm ... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| French | |
1 Karibum prêtre de Wabb et .. [... 2 ... ] leur[ .... ], avec ʿAthtar, avec Alma- 3 qah, avec dhāt Ḥimyam et avec [dhāt Baʿdanum ...] |
| Robin 2018: 140 | Robin, Christian J. 2018. Qatabān (royaume de l’Arabie méridionale antique) et son grand dieu ʿAmm. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 11: 93-141. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 25, w. 43 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar am-Dhaybiyya |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḍuraʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Robin 2018: 140: "le texte date de la brève dominiation sabéenne du VII s. av. è. chr.".
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 2018: 140, fig. 2 | Robin, Christian J. 2018. Qatabān (royaume de l’Arabie méridionale antique) et son grand dieu ʿAmm. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 11: 93-141. |