CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

CIAS 49.10/o 1 n° 1 RES 4102; Q 118; CSAI III, 2


CIAS: ii, 147

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  [... ...]s³bm Myf s¹qny
   2  [mrʾ-s¹ Yṣ]dqʾl Frʿm S²—
   3  [rḥʿt mlk] ʾws¹n bn
   4  [Wdm ṣl](m) ḏhbn

TRANSLATIONS

Avanzini 2004 a
English

   1  [... ...]s³bm Myf dedicated
   2  to his lord Yṣdqʾl Frʿm S²-
   3  rḥʿt king of Awsan son of
   4  Wdm a bronze statuette.
Avanzini 2004 a: 540Avanzini, 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

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 2159=AM 60.707
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 9, w. 9.3, th. 5.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Markha
CountryYemen
NotesThe object was probably placed in the temple of Nʿmn dedicated to Wdm ḏ-S¹blm (see CIAS 96.51/o 1/R 71).
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CULTURAL NOTES

Society
This inscription, together with CIAS 49.10/o 1 n. 2, n. 3 and n. 4, follows the same pattern: an individual dedicates a statuette in the temple of Wdm for the king, son of the god.
There we have the only sure occasion in pre-Islamic Southern Arabia of a king deified during his life.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: ii, 147-148, photoBeeston, 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]