CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

Thanks to A. Multhoff for the bibliographical information.

TEXT


   1  ʿṣyt bn ʿṯkln (hq)—
   2  ny ḏ-S¹mwy ʾlh ʾmrm
   3  ʿdy Mʿrn frs¹n w-ʾ(b)—
   4  ltn ḏy ḏhbn l-wfy-
   5  hmw w-wfy bʿr-hm(w)

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿṣyt descendant of ʿṯkln de-
   2  dicated to ḏ-S¹mwy, god of ʾmrm
   3  at Mʿrn this horse and this she-
   4  camel, which are both in bronze, for their
   5  safety and for the safety of their cattle.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-262
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 22.5, w. 23, th. 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ḏ-S¹mwy ʿdy Mʿrn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sholan 2002 b: 7-14, photo and facsimileSholan, Amida 2002. Naqš ǧadīda min nuqūš ḏū Samāwī. Adūmātū, 6: 5-14.