YM 1877 a
Simpson 2002: 171, cat. 218
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Relief | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| On the side of the pillar left of the inscription another text is engraved (YM 1877 b). |
TEXT
1 Ḥywm bn Kb—
2 rʾl hqny ʾ—
3 lmqh ʿmʿh—
4 r b-Krbʾl
| On the left side of the pillar is engraved a two lines inscription, here called YM 1877b, which reads: 1 ʾl rs²w ʾlmqh 2 ʾlmqh ʿmʿh. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḥywm, son of Kb ‒ 2 rʾl, dedicated to ʾ ‒ 3 lmqh ʿmʿh ‒ 4 r. By Krbʾl. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 1877 |
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Pillar |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jidfir ibn Munaykhir |
| Ancient site | Khlm |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The catalogues of the exhibition where the piece is published report a provenance from the Barʾān temple in Mārib, but the first editors - on the basis of the comparison with the onomastics of some inscriptions from Khlm - suggest a provenance from this site in the wādī Raġwān. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Garbini 1975-1976: 697-698, pl. II/A | Garbini, Giovanni 1975-1976. I primi 'Mukarrib' di Saba. Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, 49: 692-706. |
| Wissmann 1982: 309-311, fig. 94 (facsimile) | Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)] |
| Robin and Vogt 1997: 61, fig. 23/d | Robin, Christian J. and Vogt, Burkhard (eds) 1997. Yémen, au pays de la reine de Saba. Exposition présentée à l'Institut du monde arabe du 25 octobre 1997 au 28 février 1998. Paris: Flammarion, Institut du Monde Arabe. |
| Catalogue 2000: 280-283, cat. 34 | 2000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira. |
| Simpson 2002: 171, cat. 218 | Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London] |