CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Garbini 1973 d: pl. 5
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA

GENERAL NOTES

The text is the same as Ry 585.

TEXT


   1  [ḏn ms³nd] S¹mhʿly Y—
   2  nf bn Yd[ʿʾl mkrb]
   3  [S¹bʾ ywm ʾ]lm ʿṯtr
   4  ḏ-Ḏbn w-hn[r-hw b-Trḥ]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [This is the inscription] of S¹mhʿly Y-
   2  nf, son of Yd[ʿʾl, mukarrib]
   3  [of Sabaʾ when he celebrated] the ritual meal of ʿṯtr
   4  ḏ-Ḏbn and burnt [offerings to Him in Trḥ].

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 1045
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 68, w. 39
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJabal al-Lawdh
Ancient siteKwrn
Geographical areaNorthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Garbini 1973 d: 593, pl. 5Garbini, Giovanni 1973. Frammenti epigrafici sabei-II. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 33/4: 587-593.