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DhM 291
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ḥym bn Ṣydm hqny ʿṯtr ḏ-(G)—
2 wftm Wḍʿt bnt ʾḫ-hw ʾnḏḥ w-
3 kl wld-h ḏt fdy bn ʿm Wd[.—
4 ... ... ... ...]*k*rb Ḥrmyn w-hqny
5 [ʿṯ](tr) ḏ-Gwf(t)[m ... ...]
| 4 | It can be probably read [... ...](h*k*)rb. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḥywm son of Ṣydm dedicated to ʿṯtr ḏ-G- 2 wftm Wḍʿt, daughter of his brother ʾnḏḥ, and 3 all her children, (Wḍʿt) whom he purchased from Wd- 4 [... ... ]krb of the tribe Ḥrm, and he dedicated to 5 ʿṯtr ḏ-Gwftm [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 291 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 38, w. 49, th. 10 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (al-Ḥadāʾ) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Ḥadāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Gwftm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Prioletta 2008: 199, fig. 3 | Prioletta, Alessia 2008. I Musei dello Yemen. Nuovi documenti di Dhamār: la regione dal periodo dei mukarrib di Sabaʾ fino alla formazione di Ḥimyar. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 193-211. |