DS Buḍān -01 no. 1 f
Daniels 2003: 242, fig. 3/a
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Graffito | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| The inscribing style of this graffito is different than that of the other two (b and d), being more thin and faint, probable a sign of different chronology. |
TEXT
1 Bydʿm bn
2 S¹ʿls³m ḥff
3 *Ḥ*m*y*m w-ḏt B—
4 ʿdn
| 2 | Letter "l" reversed. |
| 3 | Unusual spelling of the theonym: Hmʿm, instead of ḏt Ḥmym. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Biyadʿamm, son of 2 S¹aʿls³am, performed the muḥaffah procession for 3 Hamīm and Dhāt Ba- 4 ʿadan. |
| Daniels 2003: 243 | Daniels, Joseph L. 2003. Landscape graffiti in the Dhamār Plains and its relation to mountain-top religious practice. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 33: 237-250. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 62, w. 53 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥammat Buḍān |
| Ancient site | unknown |
| Geographical area | Dhamār |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Daniels 2003: 240-243, figs 3/a-b | Daniels, Joseph L. 2003. Landscape graffiti in the Dhamār Plains and its relation to mountain-top religious practice. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 33: 237-250. |