CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

DS Buḍān -01 no. 1 d


Daniels 2003: 241, fig. 2/a

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyGraffito
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural

TEXT


   1  S¹s²mr bn Yʿrm ḥ—
   2  ff-s²w ʾʾbl
   3  bn Yʿrm ḥff

Apparatus
1-3The separation signs between the words are left out.
1, 3The letters "m" are reversed.
2According to the editor, -s²w is probably a dialectal variant of pronominal suffix for the masculine third person.

TRANSLATIONS

Daniels 2003
English

   1  S¹as²mar, son of Yaʿaram, per-
   2  formed the muḥaffah procession for him; ʾĀbal,
   3  son of Yaʿaram, performed the muḥaffah procession.
Daniels 2003: 243Daniels, Joseph L. 2003. Landscape graffiti in the Dhamār Plains and its relation to mountain-top religious practice. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 33: 237-250.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 62, w. 53
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteḤammat Buḍān
Ancient siteunknown
Geographical areaDhamār
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Daniels 2003: 240-243, figs 2/a-bDaniels, Joseph L. 2003. Landscape graffiti in the Dhamār Plains and its relation to mountain-top religious practice. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 33: 237-250.