CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters0.7
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ... ](bn) Ḏḫr—
   2  [ʾl hqny ʾlm](q)h-Ṯhwn
   3  [bʿl-ʾwm ṣlmn] (ḏ)-ḏhbn ḥm—
   4  [dm b-ḏt ḫmr-h](w) b-mlʾ s¹—
   5  [tmlʾ b-ʿm-hw b](r)ytm l-ʾṯ—
   6  [t-hw ... ... ]bny-hw Rbʿt
   7  [... ...](l)wb w-kl ʾwl—
   8  [d-... ...]t w-ḫbṭn kwn
   9  [... ...]l bn ʾbkrb b—
  10  [n ... ... w-l ]wzʾ ʾlmqh-Ṯh—
  11  [wn- bʿl-ʾwm ]hwfyn-hw b-kl
  12  [ʾmlʾ ys¹tm]lʾn b-ʿm-hw b-ʾ—
  13  [lmqh-Ṯh](w)n-bʿl-ʾwm

Apparatus
9[b-ḫrf ... ...] (CIAS).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] son of Ḏḫr-
   2  ʾl dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn
   3  Master of ʾwm the statue in bronze, in prai-
   4  se because He favoured him with the favour he
   5  had sought from Him, namely good health for his
   6  wife [... ...] and his son Rbʿt
   7  and [... ...]lwb and all their
   8  children from [... ...] and the epidemic that occurred
   9  [... ...]l son of ʾbkrb from
  10  [... ...] and may ʾlmqh Ṯhwn
  11  Master of ʾwm continue to favour him with all
  12  the favours which he seeks from Him, by
  13  ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, Master of ʾwm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 2349
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 18.8, w. 8.5, th. 5.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: ii, 61-63, photoBeeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes:
Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités;
Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités
. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres]