CIAS 39.11/o 6 n° 10
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 | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Tbʿ(krb)( ḏ)-(ʾ)lm w-(ʾn)—
2 ṭn hqny ʾlmqh Ṯhwn b—
3 ʿl ʾwm ṣlmn w-ṣlmtn ḥg-n (s¹)—
4 twkl-hw l-wfy grb-hw w-gr(b)
5 (m)qtwyt-hw S²[... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Tbʿkrb of the clan ḏ-ʾlm and ʾn- 2 ṭn dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn Master of 3 ʾwm the male statue and the female statue, as 4 he sought favour from Him for the safety of his body and the body of 5 his female steward S²[... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2376 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 20, w. 22.5, th. 7 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: ii, 97-99, 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] |