Nebes 1998
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Cast | ||
| Measure of letters | 2.5-3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Rʾbm bn Ḏʾbm ʿbd Yhfrʿ bn Ḏ—
2 rḥʾl kbr Fys²n hqny ḏt Ns²—
3 qm bn-hw Nhym w-kl wld-hw b-ʿ—
4 ṯtr w-b ʾlmqh w-b ḏt Ḥmym |
5 w-b ḏt Ns²qm w-b Yṯʿʾmr w-b
6 Ydʿʾl w-b mrʾ-hw Yhfrʿ |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Rʾbm, son of Ḏʾbm, servant of Yhfrʿ, son of Ḏ ‒ 2 rḥʾl, kbr of Fys²n, dedicated to ḏt Ns² ‒ 3 qm his son Nhym and all his children. By ʿ ‒ 4 ṯtr, ʾlmqh, ḏt Ḥmym, 5 ḏt Ns²qm, and by Yṯʿʾmr, 6 Ydʿʾl and by his lord Yhfrʿ. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Unknown, Unknown (Private collection) |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 25.5, w. 48 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²qm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arnold and Nebes 1998: 7-14, photo | Arnold, Werner and Nebes, Norbert 1998. Eine altsabäische Widmungsinschrift auf einer Bronzetafel. Zeitschrift für Arabische Linguistik, 35: 7-14. |