CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Garbini 1978 a: 36, pl. 1
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  ʿmfrs² w-Hqmʾl b—
   2  n Yʿḏrʾl bn Mh—
   3  qmm bn Ngrm ʿb—
   4  d Krbʾl hqny
   5  [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿmfrs² and Hqmʾl, sons
   2  of Yʿḏrʾl, ibn Mh ‒
   3  qmm, ibn Ngrm, servants
   4  of Krbʾl, dedicated
   5  [... ...].

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositJeddah, Unknown (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesGarbini suggested as its origin place the site of Jidfir ibn Munayḫir (ancient Khlm).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Garbini 1978 a: 33, pl. 1Garbini, Giovanni 1978. Sabaean Fragments. Raydān, 1: 33-35.
Wissmann 1982: 314-315, fig. 97 (facsimile)Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)]