al-Saʿīd 1997 (12)
al-Saʿīd 1997: 159, pl. 12
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
TEXT
1 ʾġm r—
2 s²w ʿṯ—
3 tr ḏ-Ẓ—
4 hr-Ys¹r
| 3-4 | Yhr on the facsimile. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾġm priest 2 of ʿṯ- 3 tr ḏ-Ẓ- 4 hr Ys¹r. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal al-ʿIsh |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Birk |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
It is highly remarkable to find an inscription by a priest of the god ʿṯtr ḏ-Ẓhr Ys¹r in such a faraway place. These rock inscriptions (al-Saʿīd 1997) were in fact engraved by members of the tribe S²ddm who probably followed Ḥimyarite king in some of their military expeditions outside South Arabia (cf. nr. 3).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Saʿīd 1997: 139-145, pl. 12 | al-Saʿīd, Saʿīd F. 1997. Nuqūš ʿarabiyya ǧanūbiyya min al-Birk (al-Mamlaka al-ʿArabiyya al-Saʿūdiyya). al-Dārah, 22/4: 121-161. |