Lee Warner CSAI I, 112
Bron 1992: 40, photo
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The presence of nfs¹ could suggest a period B, but the date is not sure. |
TEXT
1 S²hrm bn ʿb—
2 dm ḏ-Ḏrʾn s¹—
3 qny ʿm ḏ-Rym—
4 tm ʾrbʿ bḥ—
5 ty mrtn rṯ—
6 d ʿm nfs¹-s¹ w-
7 (ʾḏn)-(s¹) w-kl wl—
8 [d-s¹ ... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S²hrm son of ʿb- 2 dn ḏ-Ḏrʾn de- 3 dicated to ʿm ḏ-Rym- 4 tm four limestone 5 slabs; he has commit- 6 ted to ʿm his life and 7 his faculties and all his chil- 8 dren [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shibām |
| Ancient site | S²bm |
| Geographical area | Central Ḥaḍramawt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿm ḏ-Rymtm |
| Notes | The inscription is reported from Shibām in the Ḥaḍramawt. The origin could be wrong or we can imagine that it was carried to Shibām in ancient or modern times. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 1992: 39-42, photo | Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites. |