CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters0.5
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  Ḥywm bn Wṣbt hqny-Wdm ḏ-(S³)frm |
   2  b-ḏt rfʾ-hw w-hḥrmt ymn Wdm S²hrn bn (n)—
   3  s²ʾ-h

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḥywm of Wṣbt dedicated (this amulet) to Wdm ḏ-S³frm
   2  because He protected him. And the right hand of Wdm S²hrn has prohibited from
   3  taking it away.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositDhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 360
Support typeArtefact » Personal adornment » Pendant
MaterialBronze
Measuresh. 1.5, w. 9, th. 0.07
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaal-Ḥadāʾ
CountryYemen
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