MS Ḥuṣn ʾAsʿad 5
al-Salami 2011: 249, fig. 87
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The upper and lower parts of the inscription, as well as its left edge, are missing. |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 [... ...mn]—
2 (g)t ṣdqm w-rḍw[ ... ... mrʾ]-—
3 hmw ʾnmrm Yh[ʾmn ... ...]
4 w-ḏ-Ġymn w-r(ḍ)[w ... ...]
5 w-l-s¹ʿ(d)-[hmw ... ... s²]—
6 fq(m)[ ... ...]
7 [... ...]
| 1-6 | Integrations by al-Salami 2011. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ... good] 2 luck and satisfaction [ ... their] 3 lord ʾnmrm Yh[ʾmn ... ] 4 and ḏ-Ġymn and the satisfaction [... ] 5 and may He grant [them ... in] 6 abundance [... ...] 7 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | w. 10.3 |
| 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: 105-106, fig. 87 | al-Salami, Mohammed Ali 2011. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Ḫawlān. (Jenaer Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient, 7). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. |