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 letters1.5
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [...]t (Qr)[.↯.](n) bt Mq[... ...]—
   2  [.]h mlkn hq↯[n]yt ʾl(mqh)( )(Ṯh)[wn]
   3  bʿl ʾwm[ ṣl](mn)↯[ ](ḏ)-(ḏhbn) ḥmd(m)
   4  [k]mhʿn-hw [... ...]y
   5  b-ʾlmqh [... ...]w b[..]
   6  [.]w-l[... ... ]s²nʾ(m)
   7  b-ʾlmqh↯-bʿl-ʾwm

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 199=AM 181
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 19.5, w. 18, th. 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
NotesAccording to the museum catalogue, the inscription comes from Shabwa Governorate.
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