YM 8872
Catalogue 2000: 313, cat. 146
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 Ns²(ʾk)rb Ḏbyn bn Yhfrʿ mlk Mʾḏn [hqn]—
2 y Wdm ḏ-Tʾlbm mṣrbn Ḫrf |
| 1-2 | Bāfaqīh: mʾḏn[ym s¹qn]y. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ns²ʾkrb Ḏbyn, son of Yhfrʿ, king of Mʾḏn, dedicated 2 to Wdm ḏ-Tʾlbm the offering table Autumn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 8872 |
| Support type | Artefact » Offering table » With plain gutter (mṣrbn) |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | w. 91, l. 32.5, th. 18 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Wdm |
| Notes | The kingdom of Mʾḏn was locaed north-west of Ṣanʿāʾ. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bāfaqīh 1988 a | Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. 1988. Mamlakat Maʾḏin. Shawāhid wa-faraḍiyyāt. Dirāsāt Yamaniyya, 34: 20-29. |
| Robin and Vogt 1997: 231 | 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: 311-312, cat. 146 | 2000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira. |