CIAS 96.51/o 1/R 71 RES 454; Q 4; CSAI III, 9
Calvet and Robin 1997: 173, cat. 90
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʾlnʾd Mṣdʾn s¹qn—
2 y mrʾ-s¹ Yṣdqʾl F—
3 rʿm S²rḥʿt mlk ʾw—
4 s¹n bn Wdm ḏ-S¹bln ʿ—
5 d mḥrm-s¹ Nʿmn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾlnʾd Mṣdʾn dedica- 2 ted to his lord Yṣdqʾl F- 3 rʿm S²rḥʿt king of Awsan 4 son of Wdm ḏ-S¹bln in 5 His temple Nʿmn. |
| Avanzini 2004 a: 543-544 | Avanzini, Alessandra 2004. Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions I-III. Qatabanic, Marginal Qatabanic, Awsanite Inscriptions. (Arabia Antica, 2). Pisa: Edizioni Plus-Università di Pisa. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Paris, Louvre Museum, AO 4098 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief |
| Subject | Animal |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 25 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Wdm ḏ-S¹bln ʿd Nʿmn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 231-233, 461-462, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |
| Calvet and Robin 1997: 172-173, 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. |