CIAS 49.10/o 1 n° 3 CSAI III, 4
CIAS: ii, 151
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ḏʿ[..]lk ḏt-ʾ(b)wk[.] Ḍġ s¹qn[yt]
2 mrʾ-s¹ Yṣdqʾl Frʿm S²rḥʿt mlk
3 ʾws¹n bn W[dm] ṣlm ḏhbn ʿd m—
4 ḥrm-s¹ Nʿm[n ḥ]g wqh ʾ[b]-s¹ W—
5 dm b-ms¹ʾl-s¹
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḏʿ[..]lk she of ʾbwk[.] Ḍġ dedicated 2 to her lord Yṣdqʾl Frʿm S²rḥʿt king of 3 Awsan son of Wdm a bronze statuette in His 4 temple Nʿmn as his father W- 5 dm ordered in His oracle. |
| Avanzini 2004 a: 541 | Avanzini, Alessandra 2004. Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions I-III. Qatabanic, Marginal Qatabanic, Awsanite Inscriptions. (Arabia Antica, 2). Pisa: Edizioni Plus-Università di Pisa. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 232=AM 223 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 13, w. 21, th. 9.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Wdm ḏ-S¹bln ʿd Nʿmn |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Inscription commissioned by a woman as a dedication for the king Yṣdqʾl (see CIAS 49.10/o 1 n. 4).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: ii, 151-152, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |