CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters1.1

TEXT


   1  ḥgr ʾm—
   2  rn b-ʿly Bʿlt

Apparatus
2The name is probably feminine.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Protection of the
   2  oracle upon Bʿlt.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Personal adornment » Pendant
MaterialGold
Measuresh. 2.5, w. 2.75, th. 0.05, d. 0.3
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteṢanʿāʾ
Ancient siteṢnʿw
Geographical areaSanʿāʾ
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
NotesThe pendant was recovered in the Šaʿūb cemetery inside the child grave Sha 12.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Nebes 2002 b: 227-231, fig. 1Nebes, Norbert 2002. Ein beschrifteter Goldanhänger aus dem Friedhof von Šaʿūb. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 9: 227-231.
Vogt and Gerlach 2002: 201, 203, pl. 16/1.2Vogt, Burkhard and Gerlach, Iris 2002. Bericht über die Notgrabungen im Friedhof von Shaʿūb (Sanaʿa). Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 9: 185-204.