CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)

DASI

Ja 496 RES 4713; Ry 184


Jamme 1954 b: 332, n. 496
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ... bnw ḏ]-Nʿmt w-Yḥs²m ʾqwl s²ʿbn S¹hmn brʾw w-hwṯrn w-hṯbn w-hs²qrn
   2  [... ... ṯn]y ms¹qf w-mṣrʿy byt-hmw b-mqm mrʾ-hmw Rbs²ms¹m mlk
   3  [S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn ... ... w-b s²ym]-hmw Wdm ḏ-Mrrt w-b-s²ʿb-hmw [S¹hm]n w-b ʾdm-hmw [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

CSAI
English

   1  [... ...] of the banū ḏ-Nʿmt and Yḥs²m, ʾqwl of the tribe S¹hmn, built, laid the foundations, repaired and completed
   2  [... ...] the two roofed halls and the two door leaves of their house; by the power of their lord Rbs²ms¹m, king of
   3  Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān [... ...] and their Patron Wdm ḏ-Mrrt, by their tribe S¹hmn and their vassals [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Unknown
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house
NotesThe territory of the family ḏ-Nʿmt and of the tribe S¹hmn was located about 20 Km south-west of Ṣanʿāʾ.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1937: 258Ryckmans, Gonzague 1937. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Quatrième série. Le Muséon, 50: 239-268.
Ansaldi 1933: fig 17/fAnsaldi, Cesare 1933. Il Yemen nella storia e nella leggenda. (Collezione di opere e di monografie a cura del Ministero delle colonie, 17). Rome: Sindacato italiano arti grafiche.
Jamme 1954 b: 332-334 (facsimile)Jamme, Albert W.F. 1954. Inscriptions du Musée de Ṣanʿāʾ, d'après les photographies de M.C. Ansaldi. Le Muséon, 67: 323-338.