Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Graffito | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | 3 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Construction text |
English | |
1 ʾAnmarad, son of Maḥūs¹am, 2 performed the muḥaffah procession for ʿA[th]tar Dhī S¹amawy 3 and Dhāt Baʿdan, and he built 4 this standing structure, a standing structure 5 of the ʿafar rains. |
2 | For the interpretation of the verb ḥff (previously unattested) see the discussion in Daniels 2003: 238-240. |
Daniels 2003: 238-240 | Daniels, Joseph L. 2003. Landscape graffiti in the Dhamār Plains and its relation to mountain-top religious practice. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 33: 237-250. |
Support type | Rock inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 25, w. 25 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Ḥammat Buḍān |
Ancient site | unknown |
Geographical area | Dhamār |
Country | Yemen |
Found | In situ |
Archaeological context | Religious context |
Link to site record |
Daniels 2003: 237-240, figs 1/a-b | Daniels, Joseph L. 2003. Landscape graffiti in the Dhamār Plains and its relation to mountain-top religious practice. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 33: 237-250. |