Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
The inscription could be dated in the monotheistic period; ḏ-S¹mym is attested in Ja 2956, 9. |
5 | ʾs¹wd could be an epithet of the god. |
7 | At the beginning integration by the editor. |
English | |
1 [... ...] 2 [... ...] Rdm[... ...] 3 [... ...] (G)dmm and 4 [... ...] dedicated to their Lord 5 ḏ-S¹mym ʾs¹wd 6 [... ...] in His temple in 7 [S²ʿ]bm, a camel and a she-camel 8 in bronze for the safety 9 of their bodies and the safety of their camels and all their riding camels 10 against harm and any 11 disease. |
Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum |
Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 29, w. 17 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Qaryat ad-Dūr |
Ancient site | unknown |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context |
Link to site record |
Jamme 1955 e: 110-112, pl. 1 (facsimile) | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1955. Inscriptions sud-arabes de la collection Ettore Rossi. Rivista degli Studi Orientali, 30: 103-130. |