CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  Frʿt ḏ←t Nʿm—
   2  yn hqny→t Wdm
   3  ḏ-Ms¹mʿ←m mqṭr—
   4  n

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Frʿt, from the clan Nʿm-
   2  yn, dedicated to Wdm
   3  ḏ-Ms¹mʿm the incense burn-
   4  er.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 385
Support typeArtefact » Incense burner (mqṭr)
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJabal Balaq al-Qiblī - Samsara
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Wd ḏ-Ms¹mʿm
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 2007: 21-22Müller, Walter W. 2007. Altsabäische Inschriften vom Tempel des Waddum ḏū-Masmaʿim. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 11: 17-22.