CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueCast
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  Bnʾl ḏ-ʿrn Mn s¹qny ʾl-s¹ w-m—
   2  rʾ-s¹ ḏ-Mydʿm ʿd mḥrm-s¹ ḏ-ʾn—
   3  fn ḥg tkrb-s¹ b-qdmy ywmn rṯ—
   4  d Bnʾl mrʾ-s¹ ḏ-Mydʿm ʾḏn-s¹
   5  w-mqm-s¹ w-ʾbʿl byt-s¹m

Apparatus
1The editor analyses the name of the family as "the mountain Mn".

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Bnʾl of the family ʿrn Mn dedicated to his god
   2  and Lord ḏ-Mydʿm in His temple ḏ-ʾn-
   3  fn, as he has asked Him before this day; Bnʾl
   4  committed to his Lord ḏ-Mydʿm his faculties
   5  and his material resources and the owners of their house.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 27.5, w. 22
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ṭayrān 2005: 273-284Tayrān, Sālim A. 2005. Naqš Qatbanī ǧadīd min nuqūš al-taqdīmāt li-l-āliha. Pages 273-284 in Sālih ʿAlī Bāsurrah (ed.). Sanʿāʾ. History and Cultural Heritage. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Yemeni Civilization. (2 vols), 1. Ṣanʿāʾ.