Mordtmann 1893: pl. III/2676 Image free from copyright
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Chronology
TEXT marker
1 [.]r[... ...] 2 ʿṯtr (w)-t[... ...]— 3 mw ḏ-wdn (ḏ)-ḥq(l) (ḏ)[..]k(rb) ʿ[... ...]— 4 rn l-yḏmḥn ʿ(ṯ)tr (bltn kl s²)[... ...]— 5 n-hmw ḥ(ṣ)m kl [..]mm ḏ-yʾ(r)y(n) [..]brʾ[.] w-k(w)[n ... ...] 6 [.]yhr ʾ(b)-ʿṯtr (b)-Ṯnyn b-tḥ(r)[..] l-h(w)t ḥ(r)m(t)n w-k(wn) [... ...] 7 [....] ʾnm(rm) bn (ʾ)lkrb (bn )(Yhs³ḥm) w-ḥg-n wqh (ʿṯ)t(r) [... ...] 8 (md)n w-(s²)ʿb-hmw ḏ-hgrn Nʿṭm
Apparatus 1 s²r.. (CIH); y]ʿs²rnn (Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1934: 51). 2 w-T(ʾlb) (CIH); wtk s²ʾm (Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1934: 51). 3 ḏlḏkrb ʿm (ʾr)ḏṯ (CIH). 4 l-yḏbḥn; s²ʾmm ʿmn ʾn (CIH). 5 kl ʿṣmm ḏ-yʾtyn l-mbrʾm w-k(wn) (CIH). 6 btḥrbn (CIH). 7 b-ḫrf (CIH).
OBJECT INFORMATIONDeposit Berlin, Altes Museum (formerly Königlisches Museum), 2676 Support type Stone inscription Material Stone Measures h. 48, w. 55 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin Modern site Jabal Thanīn Ancient site Ṯnyn Geographical area Rayda Country Yemen Archaeological context Religious context: Temple ʿṯtr bʿl Ṯnyn Notes Despite being published in the section of texts coming from jabal Thanīn, the inscription is said by CIH to have been found in Riyām. Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYMordtmann 1893 : pl. IIIMordtmann, Johannes H. 1893. Himjarische Inschriften und Alterthümer in den königlichen Museen zu Berlin . (Mitteilungen aus den orientalischen Sammlungen, 7). Berlin: W. Spemann. Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1934 Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1934. Bemerkungen zu altsüdarabischen Inschriften. Orientalia , 3: 42-62.