CSAI

Collection of the objects from the Military Museum of Ṣanʿāʾ


By kind permission of GOAM

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


      [... ...]
   1  [... ...](dmt) w-(b) ʿṯtr
   2  w-b ʾlmqh w-b ḏt-Ḥm(ym)( )[w-b]
   3  [K](r)bʾl w-b S¹mhʿly w-b Hl—
   4  km bn Ḏmrʿly w-b Lḥyʿṯt |
   5  ʾb-hw w-rṯd ʾlqdm mwṯ(b)-(h)—
   6  w Hwbs¹ w-ʾlmqh

TRANSLATIONS

English

      [... ...]
   1  [... ...]dmt and by ʿṯtr,
   2  by ʾlmqh, by ḏt-Ḥmym, by
   3  Krbʾl, by S¹mhʿly, by Hl‒
   4  km son of Ḏmrʿly and by Lḥyʿṯt
   5  his father; and ʾlqdm committed his private shrine to
   6  Hwbs¹ and ʾlmqh.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 149
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 65, w. 56, th. 7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesThere is disagreement about the origin of the object between the museum catalogue (al-Jawf) and the editors (Mārib).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Catalogue 2000: 285, cat. 382000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.
Simpson 2002: 158, cat. 202Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London]