CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Pirenne 1990: pl. 61/b
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueCast
Measure of letters1.8
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural

TEXT


   1  [... ...l-]qbl ḏ-h(w)[fy... ...]
   2  [... ... Ḥ](m)yrm w-Ngrn w-[.]
   3  [... ...]s²(wʿw) mrʾ-hmw
   4  [... ...]

Apparatus
1For the integration, see e.g. CIH 79, 4.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] because He saved [... ...]
   2  [... ...] Ḥmyrm and Ngrn [... ...]
   3  [... ...] they performed due service for their lord [... ...]
   4  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 186
Support typeArtefact » Plaque
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 6.3, w. 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteShabwa
Ancient siteS²bwt
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
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CULTURAL NOTES

The Sabaic text comes from Shabwa.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1990: 79, pl. 61/bPirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient]