NAM 2530
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
GENERAL NOTES
| The script is in double stroke. No transcription of the text is in Antonini's edition. |
TEXT
1 Krtʿm-khl ḏt byt
2 (G)ʿbʾl ḏ-ʾ(by)dʿ s²ymt
3 [ʿ]ḏrm bn ḥlfm bn frʿm
4 rʿt-s¹ w-l tkn b-ʾḏn ʿḏrm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Krtʿm, mistress (?) of the house of 2 Gʿbʾl ḏ-ʾbydʿ, made the promise 3 to ʿḏrm regarding the vow about the crops 4 of her pastureground, and that may it be under the authority of ʿḏrm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2530 |
| Support type | Artefact » Lamp |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 11.3, w. 10.2, th. 5.6, d. (at the base) 5.8 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| ʿAlī ʿAqīl and Antonini 2007: 194, photo | ʿAlī ʿAqīl,ʿAzza and Antonini, Sabina 2007. Bronzi sudarabici di periodo preislamico. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 3. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |