Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | 2 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
English | |
1 Ḏʿ[..]lk she of ʾbwk[.] Ḍġ dedicated 2 to her lord Yṣdqʾl Frʿm S²rḥʿt king of 3 Awsan son of Wdm a bronze statuette in His 4 temple Nʿmn as his father W- 5 dm ordered in His oracle. |
Avanzini 2004 a: 541 | Avanzini, Alessandra 2004. Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions I-III. Qatabanic, Marginal Qatabanic, Awsanite Inscriptions. (Arabia Antica, 2). Pisa: Edizioni Plus-Università di Pisa. |
Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 232=AM 223 |
Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
Material | Alabaster |
Measures | h. 13, w. 21, th. 9.5 |
Link to object record |
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 |
CIAS: ii, 151-152, 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] |