CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Müller, Walter W. 1972 b: pl. XV, fig. 44
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [....]t bn S¹ʿr [... hqnyw ... ... ḏt-]
   2  Ḥmy w-S²ms¹ ḏn mqyftn l-w<f>y-hmw

Apparatus
3-4ḏt-Ḥmy is another form of the name of goddess ḏt-Ḥmym (Müller).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [....]t ibn S¹ʿr [... dedicated to ... ḏt]-Ḥmy
   2  and to S²ms¹ this stela for their safety.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Aniconic stela (mqyft)
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 7; l. 42
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance. Conjectural
Modern siteal-Ḥuqqa
Ancient siteDmhn
Geographical areaBanī al-Ḥārith
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 1972 b: 116-117, pl. XV, fig. 44Müller, Walter W. 1972. Neuentdeckte Sabäische Inschriften aus al-Ḥuqqa. Neue Ephemeris für semitische Epigraphik, 1: 103-121.