CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


By kind permission of GOAM

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   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 ... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   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 INFORMATION

DepositBaynūn, Museum, BynM 15
Support typeArtefact » Offering table » Undefined (mṣrb)
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 8, w. 40, th. 30
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBaynūn
Ancient siteBynn
Geographical areaKhawlân
CountryYemen
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