DhM 165
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | about 1.3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The writing style is rough and archaizing. However, the shape of the letter b, written with a double horizontal bar, and the syntax of the text, allow us to date the inscription at period D. |
TEXT
1 [Krbʿ](t) Yʾmn bn Fhd(m)-ḏ-Wtrm w-
2 [... ...](m)m b-ywm kwny rs²ywn b-Y[.—
3 ... ...] w-ʿt(k)r b-(ḫ)rf bn Fh[dm]
4 [.]Wtrm w-ʿṯtr ḏ-Ẓhr Ys¹r f-l ys¹ʿ(d)-[h]—
5 mw w-ḫmr tkrb ṣdqm w-l-ys²m—
6 [n wf](y) [... ...] Krbʿ(t)[ ... ...]
7 [... ...] ʿ[... ...]
| 4 | At the beginning of the line a vertical bar is visible; it has probably to be read [ḏ]-Wtrm |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [Krbʿt (?)] Yʾmn descendant of Fhdm of Wtrm and 2 [... ...].. when they both were priests in Y[.]- 3 [... ...] and claim, in the year of the banū Fhdm 4 [of?] Wtrm; and as for ʿṯtr ḏ-Ẓhr Ys¹r, may He grant 5 them and bestow good favours, and may He assure 6 the safety [... ...] Krbʿt [ ... ...] 7 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 165 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 22, w. 39, th. 15 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Ḥadāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
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