| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
| Even though he was the brother of the king Mlkwqh Ryd and had an inscribed throne on which a typical royal action (s¹ḥdṯ) is recorded, there is no proof that ʿmwtr Ys¹rn actually ruled. The absence of the monogram and of the symbol "b" typical of the Nashshanite dynasty (present on the thrones Garbini-Francaviglia 1 and 2), together with the presence of the enigmatic word "lbw" (a title?), suggest to Garbini that ʿmwtr Ys¹rn could have been a co-regent of his brother. |
| 1 | The word "lbw" is only a possible rendering of the signs l and b, with a w inscribed inside the b. A reading "lwb" cannot be excluded. Its meaning is unknown, it could be a title. It is unsure if ʿmwtr Ys¹rn was a king. |
| English | |
1 ʿmwtr Ys¹rn "lbw", 2 son of ʿmʿly, dedicated. |
| Support type | Artefact » Throne |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
| Modern site | as-Sawdāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²n |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
| Garbini and Francaviglia 1997: 239-252 | Garbini, Giovanni and Francaviglia, Vincenzo M. 1997. I troni dei re di Nashan. Rendiconti Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di scienze morali, storiche e filologiche 9, 8: 239-252. |