CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  Fḥmn hqny M—
   2  ʿdkṯ rgl-h ʾ—
   3  mr ʾlmqh qd—
   4  m w-s²wʿ Rʾb |

TRANSLATIONS

French

   1  Fḥmn a consacré M-
   2  ʿdkṯ, son garde, selon l'or-
   3  dre de Almaqah, [qui] a pris soin
   4  et a aidé Rʾb.
Jamme 1971 b: 52Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A206497#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 117805=1925,0923.1
Support typeArtefact » Personal adornment » Pendant
MaterialBronze
Measuresl. 4.31, w. 0.93, th. 0.74, wt. 19.5 g
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1971 b: 52Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A206497#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed]