Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Cast | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
7 | Miswara is nowadays the name of the small plain at the feet of jabal al-ʿAdan. |
9 | ʿmydʿ is the fourth, newly attested, eponym clan of the confederation of S¹mʿy (Bron). |
English | |
1 S¹ʿdm son of Rs¹mm descendant of 2 of Mgdm and Mrn, servant of the family 3 S¹ḫymm, dedicated to 4 Tʾlb in the temple ʿdf, according to the fact 5 that he had implored Him to make rain on 6 their lands and their vineyards 7 of Ms¹wrtm, in the fall 8 of the year of Rbm son of 9 Hwfʿṯt of the family ʿmydʿ, and 10 so that He continues to grant them 11 success, and for their prosperity. |
Deposit | Unknown, Moussaïeff collection (Private collection) |
Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
Material | Bronze |
Measures | h. 24.5, w. 13 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Jabal al-ʿAdan |
Ancient site | ʿdf |
Geographical area | Nihm |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb ʿdy ʿdf |
Notes | From the text we can understand that the inscription had to be employed in the temple ʿdf on the top of jabal al-ʿAdan. But it was found on the antique market. |
Link to site record |
Bron 2014 a: 203-204, fig. 1 | Bron, François 2014. Une nouvelle dédicace sabéenne au dieu Taʾlab provenant du jabal ʿAdan. Semitica et Classica, 7: 203-204. |