CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Garbini 1973 a: pl. 1
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  Wddʾl bn Ḥrʿhr hqny ʾlmqh ms¹lmn
   2  w-nḫl-hw Ṣmnt w-ḏ-Mḏyn b-mrʾ-hw Ydʿʾl

Apparatus
3The beginning of the line is not readable on the photo.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Wddʾl, son of Ḥrʿhr, dedicated to ʾlmqh the offering table
   2  and his palmgrove Ṣmnt and the family Mḏyn. By his lord Ydʿʾl.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 6
Support typeArtefact » Offering table » With bull head as gutter (ms¹lm)
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Garbini 1973 a: 31-37, pl. 1/a-bGarbini, Giovanni 1973. Nuove iscrizioni sabee. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 33/1: 31-46.