CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. XVI
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Date(80-100 AD)
Textual typologyDedicatory text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT


   1  Ns²ʾkrb Yh(ʾ)mn m(l)k S¹b(ʾ)
   2  bn Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ hqny ʾl—
   3  mqh bʿl ʾwʿl Ṣrwḥ s¹dṯtn
   4  ʾṣlmn ʾly ḏhbn l-wfy-hw w-wfy
   5  bytn S¹lḥn w-mlk-hmw w-l-ḏt ys¹ʿdn [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn, king of Sabaʾ,
   2  son of Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ, dedicated to
   3  ʾlmqh, Lord of the ibexes of Ṣrwḥ, six
   4  statues of bronze for his safety and the safety of
   5  the house S¹lḥn and of their kingdom. And may He grant [... ...].
Jamme 1962 a: 269Jamme, Albert W.F. 1962. Sabaean Inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqîs (Mârib). (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 3). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 39, w. 52, th. 45
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteṢirwāḥ-Khawlān
Ancient siteṢrwḥ
Geographical areaṢirwāḥ
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple
NotesFrom the ruins of the temple D (see A. Fakhry 1952).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 48, n. 27, fig. 17 (facsimile); iii pl. XVIFakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 10Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.