CIAS 95.11/o 1 n° 1 Q 245; CSAI I, 169
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| 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 | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
GENERAL NOTES
| If the integration by Pirenne is right, we have here an inscription written by the king S²hr Hll Yhqbḍ, probably the same as Ja 2826=CSAI I, 48. We are at the end of period C. In fact, some palaeographical features, like snake-shaped r, tulip-shaped h, date the text at period C. |
TEXT
1 [... ...] Yhqbḍ mlk Qt(bn) w-ʾ(ḫ)[ ...]
2 [... ...] Hwfʿm Ykhl w-bn-s¹m ʾ(ml)—
3 [k Qtbn ... ...](ṣ)lmt-s¹ bn ms¹nkrm bn brṯ-s¹
| 1 | [S²hr Hll] Yhqbḍ (Pirenne). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 164=AM 140 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 16, w. 26, th. 5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 171-174, 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] |