Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
6 | ʿdy byt-hmw could be an error for ʿdy byt-hw. |
8 | The suffix pronoun is hm instead of hmw. |
English | |
1 ʾls¹ʿd and his brothers S¹ʿdʾl, 2 Rṯdrymn, S¹ʿds²ms¹m and Lḥ- 3 yʿṯt, and their son Whbṯwn, banū 4 Mḍn, of the tribe Bkl, inhabitants of the city of ʿAmrān, 5 vassals of banū Mrṯdm, dedicated to ʿṯtr S²r- 6 qn in their house these two statues, so that He may grant 7 them the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lords 8 the banū Mrṯdm and of their tribe Bklm, and so that He may deliver 9 His servant Lḥyʿṯt from the maleficence 10 and malice of any enemy, and so that He may grant them safety and 11 children and healthy crops; by ʿṯtr. |
Deposit | Paris, Louvre Museum, AO 4987 |
Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 29.5, w. 21, th. 14 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | ʿAmrān |
Ancient site | ʿmrn |
Geographical area | ʿAmrān |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context |
Link to site record |
Calvet and Robin 1997: 162-164 (photo) | Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux. |