CSAI

Collection of the objects from the Yemeni museums


By kind permission of GOAM

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.5
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  Brgm (ʾrs³l) w-ʾḫy-hw
   2  Krbʿṯt ʾzʾd bny ḏ-S¹—
   3  ḥr w-Kbs¹yn ʾqwl s²ʿbn Tnʿ—
   4  mm w-(Tnʿ)mtm hqnyw ʾlmqhw
   5  bʿl-S²bʿn b-Ns²qm ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhb(n)
   6  ḥmdm b-ḏt ḫmr-hmw ʾlmqh-bʿ—
   7  (l)-(S²)[bʿn ... ...]

Apparatus
1These dedicants are also attested in Ir 21 from the temple of Maḥram Bilqīs.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Brgm ʾrs³l and his brother
   2  Krbʿṯt ʾzʾd, of the family ḏ-S¹-
   3  ḥr and Kbs¹yn, ʾqwl of the tribe Tnʿ-
   4  mm and Tnʿmtm, dedicated to ʾlmqh
   5  Master of S²bʿn, at Ns²qm, the statue in bronze,
   6  in praise because ʾlmqh Master of S²bʿn
   7  granted them [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-662
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 7, w. 8.6, th. 3
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteal-Bayḍāʾ
Ancient siteNs²qm
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī al-Buhayra
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqw bʿl S²bʿn
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