CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Garbini 1976: pl. I/b
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


      [... ...]
   1  ʾlm(qh)( m)[... ...]
   2  wld-hmy w-qny-h—
   3  my w-mṣrb-hmy N—
   4  ʿmn b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾ—
   5  lmqh w-b ḏt-Ḥmy—
   6  m w-b S¹mʿ ḏ-Ẓbyt
   7  w-b Krbʾl w-b Kh—
   8  lm

TRANSLATIONS

English

      [... ...]
   1  ʾlmqh [... ...]
   2  their sons and their properties
   3  and their altar
   4  Nʿmn, by ʿṯtr and by
   5  ʾlmqh and by ḏt Ḥmym
   6  and by S¹mʿ ḏ-Ẓbyt
   7  and by Krbʾl and by
   8  Khlm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

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

Origin
Modern siteJidfir ibn Munaykhir
Ancient siteKhlm
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Garbini 1976: 296-297, pl. I/bGarbini, Giovanni 1976. Iscrizioni sudarabiche. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 36/2: 293-315.