A-20-261
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 2 |
GENERAL NOTES
| The text has a rough palaeography; however the shape of the letter r recalls the style of the C period. This date is suggested also by the decorative motifs. |
TEXT
1 nfs¹ *R*bʿt M—
2 (ʾ)nʿtn w-l-y—
3 (q)m(ʿ)n ʿṯ(tr) S²rqn mn-mw yṯbr—
4 n-hw
| Letter n reversed. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Funerary monument of Rbʿt, M- 2 ʾnʿtn; and may ʿṯtr S²rqn 3 overthrow whoever will 4 damage it. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-261 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela (nfs¹) |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 30, w. 35, th. 12 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Sholan 2007: 277-286, photo | Sholan, Amida 2007. Naqāšn sabaʾiyyan ǧadīdān min nuquš šūahad al-qabūr. Maǧalla ǧāmiʿa Ṣanʿāʾ li-l-ʿulūm al iǧtmāʿiyya wa-l-ʾinsāniyya, 2: 277-287. |