A-20-846
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2.1 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| On the basis of the mention of Najrān - even though the text is said to come from al-Jawf - and that the god's name starts with ḏ (l.3) the text could be a dedication to ḏ-S¹mwy. |
TEXT
1 [... ...](d)ʿṯtr w-bny-(h)[w ... ...]
2 [... ...]w-ʿbdʾbhw w-ʾḫkr[b ... ...]
3 [... ... ʾ]dm mlkn (hqny)w ḏ[... ...]
4 [... ...] ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhbn l-[... ...]
5 [... ... ](N)grn-ʿdy ʾrḍ [... ...]
6 [... ...]lt[... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-846 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 14, w. 14, th. 7 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Sholan 2005 a: 7-23, pl 1/1 | Sholan, Amida 2005. Nuqūš Sabaʾiyya ǧadīda. Dirāsa taḥlīliyya fī dalālāti-hā al-luġawiyya wa-l-taʾrīkhiyya. Ages. A semi-annual journal of Historical, Archaeological and Civilizational Studies, 15/2: 7-23. |