YM 18345
Arbach and Audouin 2007: 75, cat. 46
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 7 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ṣdqʾmr bn Ḏrʾm bn Mḥ—
2 wrm hqny ʾlmqh Lḥy b-
3 ʿṯtr w-b-ʾlmqh w-b ḏt-Ḥ—
4 mym w-b ḏt-Bʿdn w-b S¹mʿ w-
5 b Ydʿʾl
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ṣdqʾmr son of Ḏrʾm of the banū 2 Mḥwrm dedicated to ʾlmqh Lḥy, by 3 ʿṯtr and by ʾlmqh and by ḏt 4 Ḥmym and by ḏt Bʿdn and by S¹mʿ and 5 by Ydʿʾl. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 18345 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 117.5, w. 74, th. 9.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jidfir ibn Munaykhir |
| Ancient site | Khlm |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh |
| Notes | The 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: 75-76, cat. 46 | Arbach, 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] |