B 9590
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 [... ...]w l-s¹ʿd[-hmw nʿm]—
2 tm w-wfym w-frʿ d(ṯ)[ʾ w-]
3 ḫrf w-ʾṯmr w-ʾfql ṣd[q]—
4 m bn ms²m-hmw ḏ-b-Ḍr—
5 [.] b-ʿṯtr ḏ-Mrbḍn
| 4 | Ḍr[.] ought to be a toponym. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, B 9590 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 24, w. 25, th. 8 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿAmrān (Surroundings) |
| Ancient site | ʿmrn |
| Geographical area | ʿAmrān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
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CULTURAL NOTES
The mention of ʿAthtar dhu-Mrbḍn is remarkable. So far, only the god Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Trʿt w-Mrbḍn was attested, a deity worshipped in the city of Madar (cf. e.g. CIH 339).