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 2
Chronology
Textual typology Dedicatory text
TEXT marker
1 ʾlzʾd bn Ġbbm ḏ-Ẓwrn hqny l-ʿṯtr S²rqn ← ḏn mṣrbn-l-wfy-hw <w>-wfy bny-hw (w)-ʾbʿl byt-hmw w-l-ʾ←ḫr(n) [... ...]
Apparatus At the end we tentatively read (nḍ)[ʿ ... ...]
TRANSLATIONSEnglish 1 ʾlzʾd son of Ġbbm of Ẓwrn dedicated to ʿṯtr S²rqn this offering table for his safety and the safety of his sons and of the lords of their house, and may He repel [... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATIONDeposit Baynūn, Museum, BynM 15 Support type Artefact » Offering table » Undefined (mṣrb) Material Stone Measures h. 8, w. 40, th. 30 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE