CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Kitchen 1998: 151, figs 3-4
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueCast
Chronology
PeriodA

GENERAL NOTES

The father of Ydʿʾl Byn is not holding a royal name.

TEXT


      [... ...]
   1  [... ...] w-b Ykrbml—
   2  k Ḏrḥ w-b S¹mhʿ—
   3  ʿly Ynf w-b Ydʿ—
   4  ʾl Byn w-b ʾb-h—
   5  w Mʿdkrb ḏ-ʾḥw—
   6  ḍ ḏ-Nzḥtn

Apparatus
6The editor suggests that ḏ-Nzḥtn could be also interpreted as a noun 'the outlanders'.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 44, w. 54
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Kitchen 1998: 151-152, figs 3-4Kitchen, Kenneth A. 1998. Three unusual Sabaean inscriptions in bronze. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 28: 149-157.