CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

CIAS 95.41/r 4 YM 375; YM 1064


Robin and Vogt 1997: 122

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  Ys³ql bn Brr—
   2  m Brmyn hqny
   3  Ns¹wr ʿms²fq y—
   4  wm rs²w w-ywm h—
   5  wfr m(w)frt ʾl—
   6  mqh b-ʾbhy b-ʾ—
   7  lmqh w-b Krbʾ—
   8  l w-b Nbṭyfʿ |

TRANSLATIONS

CSAI
English

   1  Ys³ql, son of Brr‒
   2  m, Brmyn, dedicated to
   3  Ns¹wr ʿms²fq,
   4  when he served as priest and when he
   5  performed the pilgrimage of ʾl‒
   6  mqh in (the month of) ʾbhy. By ʾ‒
   7  lmqh and by Krbʾ‒
   8  l and by Nbṭyfʿ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 1064
Support typeArtefact » Stela
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 85, w. 40, th. 10
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 1973 b: 151, fig. 2Müller, Walter W. 1973. Ergebnisse der Deutschen Jemen-Expedition 1970. Archiv für Orientforschung, 24: 150-161.
Jamme 1976: 156-157Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
CIAS: i, 225-227, photoBeeston, 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]
Wissmann 1982: 173-174, fig. 3Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)]
Robin and Vogt 1997: 122, photoRobin, Christian J. and Vogt, Burkhard (eds) 1997. Yémen, au pays de la reine de Saba. Exposition présentée à l'Institut du monde arabe du 25 octobre 1997 au 28 février 1998. Paris: Flammarion, Institut du Monde Arabe.
Simpson 2002: 164, 166, cat. 206, fig. 59Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London]
Maraqten 2021: 438-439Maraqten, Mohammed 2021. The pilgrimage to the Awām-temple/Maḥram Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen. Pages 430-462 in George Hatke and Ronald Ruzicka (eds). South Arabia long-distance trade in antiquity: "Out of Arabia". Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.