Ja 2815
Van Beek and Jamme 1976: 196, figs a-c
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- Van Beek and Jamme 1976: 196, figs a-c
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 0.7 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The chronology is suggested by Bron (3rd/4th cent. AD) on the palaeographical basis. |
TEXT
1 Lʾyt h—
2 qnyt
3 ʿzyn
4 b-Yqr
5 ʿly
6 bnt-h
7 ʾsdt
| 4-5 | Jamme interpreted Yqrʿly as the name of the temple of ʿzyn. Instead, Bron considers ʿly a preposition " for, in the interest of", attested with this sense in Aramaic and Liḥyanite. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 10.8, w. 4.8 (across the outstretched hands) |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Ukhdūd |
| Ancient site | Ẓrbn / Ngrn |
| Geographical area | Najrān |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Notes | The object is said by the owner to be from Najrān (Van Beek and Jamme 1976: 195). |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Van Beek and Jamme 1976: 195-198, figs 1-2 | Van Beek, Gus W. and Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. A hellenistic bronze figurine from South Arabia. Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 35/3: 195-198. 2015/05/21; http://www.jstor.org/stable/544346. |
| Bron 1999 d: 173-177 | Bron, François 1999. Une statuette en bronze à inscription en vieil-arabe. Semitica, 49: 171-177. |