| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Measure of letters | 2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
| 3 | S²hrn could be an epithet of the god. |
| English | |
1 [... ...] and the house and their son 2 Rbbn, of the family Brym, dedicated to 3 the Lord of their house S²hrn; may He 4 grant them the goodwill and the favour of their two lords 5 ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and Yʾzl 6 Byn, the two kings of Sabaʾ, and may He grant 7 them the safety of their bodies [... ...] |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 23, w. 21 |
| Link to object record |
| Modern site | Itwa |
| Ancient site | ʾtwtm |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Jabal Riyām |
| Ancient site | Trʿt |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple S²hrn |
| Notes | The site of provenance of this stela is certainly Itwa, while its origin is uncertain between Itwa and Jabal Riyām. |
| Link to site record |
| Bauer and Lundin 1998: 80-81 | Bauer, Gleb M. and Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1998. Pamjatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. Južnaja Aravija. Part 2: Epigraficheskie pamjiatniki drevnego Jemena. 2. St.-Petersburg: Zentr "Peterburgskoe vostokovedenie". [Akademia nauk, Institut Vostokovedenija, Sankt-Peterburgskiy filial] |