CIAS 43.31/j 9 A 532; Gl 1656
CIAS: i, 103
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
[... ...]
1 [.](Ṯʾrn)[... ...]
2 ḏn nfqn f(d)[... ...]
3 [.]n bn Rydn w-(w)[... ...]
4 (h)w w-byt-hw w-w(l)[d ... ...]
| 1 | The reading of the ʾ is very dubious. |
| 2 | f(dy)[... ...] (Höfner in CIAS). |
| The reading of the last w is very uncertain. Tschinkowitz reads (ʾ). | |
| 2 | Beeston et al. 1982 translates nfqn either "sarcophagus" or "demand". The typology of the text is not sure; it is impossible to choose between the two translations of nfq. |
| 4 | w-w(l)[d-hw ... ...] (Höfner in CIAS). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, AM 221 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 22, w. 22, th. 5.2 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Yarīm |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Yarīm |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Tschinkowitz 1969: 25 | Tschinkowitz, Helga 1969. Kleine Fragmente. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 6. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 261/4). Vienna: Böhlau in Kommission. |
| CIAS: i, 103-104 (photo) | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |