CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  Ḫrs²m hqnyt Wdm ḏ-Ms¹mʿm nfs¹-h

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḫrs¹m dedicated to Wdm ḏ-Ms¹mʿm herself.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 2536
Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith splayed foot
MaterialClay
Measuresh. 16.5, d. 16.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Balaq al-Qiblī - Samsara
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Wd ḏ-Ms¹mʿm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 2007: 19-20, fig. 13/1, pl. 8/6-7Müller, Walter W. 2007. Altsabäische Inschriften vom Tempel des Waddum ḏū-Masmaʿim. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 11: 17-22.
Catalogue 2000: 2802000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.
Daum et al. 1999: 90Daum, Werner, Müller, Walter W., Nebes, Norbert and Raunig, Walter (eds) 1999. Im Land der Königin von Saba. Kunstschätze aus dem antiken Jemen. 7. Juli 1999-9. Januar 2000. Staatlichen Museum für Völkerkunde München. Germering: I.P. Verlagsgesellschaft / Munich: I.P. Verlagsgesellschaft.
Robin and Vogt 1997: 74Robin, Christian J. and Vogt, Burkhard (eds) 1997. Yémen, au pays de la reine de Saba. Exposition présentée à l'Institut du monde arabe du 25 octobre 1997 au 28 février 1998. Paris: Flammarion, Institut du Monde Arabe.
Simpson 2002: 95Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London]