CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Gajda 2001: 99-109, figs 1- 2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters0.8
Chronology
PeriodD

TEXT


   1  Yfʿm ḏ-Trfm bn Yġṯ w-ʾlḏrʾ ḏy Trfm ʾbs²b s²ym mws¹ṭ byt-s¹m S²bʿn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yfʿm of Trfm son of Yġṯ and ʾlḏrʾ, those of Trfm ʾbs²b put (this object), as furniture of their palace S²bʿn.
For the translation of mws¹ṭ, see Wādī Ḍuraʾ 1 or LPC 6 A.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, Unknown (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Container » Bowl
MaterialSilver
Measuresh. 9, d. 17
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteHajar am-Dhaybiyya
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Ḍura
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Gajda 2000: 99-109, figs 1, 2Gajda, Iwona 2000. Coupe en argent portant une inscription sudarabique. Semitica, 50: 99-111.
Jändl 2009: 172Jändl, Barbara 2009. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Metall. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 4). Tübingen: Wasmuth / Berlin: Wasmuth.