al-Salami 2011: 247, fig. 84
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Measure of letters 2.5
Chronology
Textual typology Dedicatory text - fragmentary
GENERAL NOTES
The right part of the inscription is missing. Inscription A in the picture.
TEXT marker
1 [... ...] bnw Qḥḥn hq— 2 [nyw ʿṯtr ... ...] ms¹lmn ḥ— 3 [mdm b-ḏt ḫmr]-hmw ʿṯtr 4 [|w-l-s¹ʿ]d-hmw rḍw[ ... ...]
Apparatus 1-4 Integrations by al-Salami 2011.
TRANSLATIONSEnglish 1 [... ...] descendants of the family Qḥḥn dedi-
2 [cated to ʿṯtr ...] the offering table in
3 [praise for what] ʿṯtr [granted] them
4 [ and may He gra]nt them satisfaction[ ... ...]
3-4 The translation follows the integrations proposed by al-Salami.
OBJECT INFORMATION ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin and provenance Modern site Ḥuṣn Asʿad Ancient site Unknown Geographical area Banū Shaddād Country Yemen Found In situ Archaeological context Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYal-Salami 2011 : 101, fig. 84al-Salami, Mohammed Ali 2011. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Ḫawlān . (Jenaer Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient, 7). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.