CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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DS Ḥammat ʿAfārah -99 no. 3 a


Daniels 2003: 244, fig. 4/a

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyGraffito
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural

TEXT


   1  (Whb)s²hlm
   2  ḥff bn mwhd
   3  ʿṯtr ḏ-ʾṯʾbm

Apparatus
1-3The letters "m" are reversed.
2mwhd could be a mistake for mʿhd.

TRANSLATIONS

Daniels 2003
English

   1  Wahabs²alam
   2  performed the maḥaffah at the sanctuary
   3  of ʿAthtar of ʾAthʾabam.
Daniels 2003: 245Daniels, 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.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 48, w. 35
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteḤammat ʿAfārah
Ancient siteunknown
Geographical areaMaʿbar
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Daniels 2003: 243-245, figs 4/a-bDaniels, 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.