CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Arbach and Audouin 2007: 78, cat. 48

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters7
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  ʾlʿz bn ʿmʾns¹ bn ʿ—
   2  drn hqny ʾlmqh Ṣb—
   3  ḥhmw b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾlmq—
   4  h w-b ḏt-Ḥmym w-b ḏt-
   5  Bʿdn w-b-S¹mʿ

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾlʿz son of ʿmʾns¹ of the banū
   2  ʿdrn dedicated to ʾlmqh
   3  Ṣbḥhmw, by ʿṯtr and by ʾlmqh
   4  and by ḏt-Ḥmym and by ḏt-Bʿdn
   5  and by S¹mʿ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 18347
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 119, w. 68, th. 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJidfir ibn Munaykhir
Ancient siteKhlm
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh
NotesThe stela comes from the intra muros temple of ʾlmqh in Jidfir ibn Munayḫir, according to the editors.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach and Audouin 2007: 78, cat. 48Arbach, Mounir and Audouin, Rémy 2007. Collection of Epigraphic and Archaeological Artifacts from al-Jawf Sites. Ṣanʿâʾ National Museum. 2. Ṣanʿāʾ: UNESCO-SFD / Ṣanʿāʾ: National Museum. [Text in English and Arabic]