CIAS 39.11/o 9 n° 2
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 | 3.8 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [L]ḥ(y)ʿṯt [..]ʾm[.]
2 hqny ʾlmqh
3 [Ṯ]hw(n) [bʿl]-(ʾ)[w]m ṣl—
4 [m]n (ḏ)-[ḏhbn]( l)-(wfy)-[.]
5 [... ...]
6 [... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Lḥyʿṯt [..]ʾm[.] 2 dedicated to ʾlmqh 3 Ṯhwn Master of ʾwm the 4 statue in bronze, for the safety of 5 [... ...] 6 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 1636=AM 843 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 26, w. 20, th. 14 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh Ṯhwn bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: ii, 129-130, 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] |