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Jamme 1976: pl. 12/s
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyCommemorative text

TEXT


   1  Yṯʿm bn Hyṯʿʾl
   2  bn S²rs¹hmw ḏ-Ḫll
   3  ywm rs²w ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏ—
   4  bn ṯny ʾḏ

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yṯʿm, son of Hyṯʿʾl,
   2  ibn S²rs¹hmw, of Ḫll,
   3  when he was priest of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏ‒
   4  bn for the second time.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Balaq al-Janūbī
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lundin 1965: 34, 42, 46-47Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1965. Die Eponymenliste von Saba (aus dem Stamme Halīl). Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 5. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 248/1). Vienna: Hermann Böhlaus Nachf., Kommissionsverlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
Jamme 1967 d: 383, pl. IIJamme, Albert W.F. 1967. The Sabaean Onomastic Lists from (?) Ṣirwâḥ in ʾArḥab (second half). Rivista degli Studi Orientali, 42: 361-406.
Jamme 1976: 53-54, pl. 12/S (facsimile)Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History.