CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1979: pl.l
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueCast
Measure of letters4.3
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ... s¹qny]w S¹yn ḏ-ʾlm s¹q[nyt ḏhbhn ... ...]
   2  [... ...]ḏm ṯmntm w-ḥ[... ...]
   3  [... ... ]w-qẓʾ-ṯ mrʾ-s¹m w[... ...]

Apparatus
The reading follows Jamme's edition, since the photo is not legible.
2] ḏm, with a word separator before ḏm (Jamme).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, M 637
Support typeArtefact » Plaque
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 13.7, w. 18.6, th. 0.6 c.
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteKhawr Rūrī
Ancient siteS¹mhrm / S¹mrm
Geographical areaSouthern Ẓufār
CountryOman
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1979: 101-102, pl. l (illegible photo)Jamme, Albert W.F. 1979. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe IX. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A205328#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed]
Albright 1982: 88, pl. 38, fig. 72Albright, Frank P. 1982. The American Archaeological Expedition in Dhofar, Oman, 1952-1953. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 6). Washington: American Foundation for the Study of Man / Philadelphia, Pa.: Distributed by G. Allen, Bookseller.
Jändl 2009: 143Jändl, Barbara 2009. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Metall. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 4). Tübingen: Wasmuth / Berlin: Wasmuth.