MS Ḥuṣn ʾAsʿad 1
al-Salami 2011: 247, fig. 84
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The right part of the inscription is missing. Inscription A in the picture. |
TEXT
1 [... ...] bnw Qḥḥn hq—
2 [nyw ʿṯtr ... ...] ms¹lmn ḥ—
3 [mdm b-ḏt ḫmr]-hmw ʿṯtr
4 [|w-l-s¹ʿ]d-hmw rḍw[ ... ...]
| 1-4 | Integrations by al-Salami 2011. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] descendants of the family Qḥḥn dedi- 2 [cated to ʿṯtr ...] the offering table in 3 [praise for what] ʿṯtr [granted] them 4 [ and may He gra]nt them satisfaction[ ... ...] |
| 3-4 | The translation follows the integrations proposed by al-Salami. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Offering table (ms¹lm) |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | w. 12 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥuṣn Asʿad |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Banū Shaddād |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Salami 2011: 101, fig. 84 | al-Salami, Mohammed Ali 2011. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Ḫawlān. (Jenaer Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient, 7). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. |