CIAS 95.41/p 8/C 66 n° 1
CIAS: i, 223, fig. 1
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʾmt hqnyt B—
2 nt ʾl l-bnt-h
3 Qhṭm ʾmt ʾ—
4 ḫnyn mqṭ—
5 rn l-wfy-h—
6 my |
| Dextrograde m and l. | |
| 3-4 | Probably plural of nisbe of Ḫny. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾmt dedicated to the 2 Daughters of ʾl, for her 3 daughter Qhṭm, servant of the 4 ḫny, the incense 5 burner, for the safety of both 6 of them. |
| Müller, Walter W. 1988 b: 635-636 | Müller, Walter W. 1988. Altsüdarabische und frühnordarabische Grab-, Sarkophag-, Votiv- und Bauinschriften. Pages 621-640 in Christel Butterweck (ed.). Grab-, Sarg-, Votiv- und Bauinschriften. Religiöse Texte. 4. Otto Kaiser (ed.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. 2. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus Gerd Mohn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 470 |
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner (mqṭr) |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 17.5, w. 13-13.3, th. 10.5-11.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Dedication to the Daughters of God.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 221-223 (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] |
| Maraqten 1994: 165-166 | Maraqten, Mohammed 1994. Typen altsüdarabischer Altäre. Pages 160-177 in Norbert Nebes. Arabia Felix. Beiträge zur Sprache und Kultur des vorislamischen Arabien. Festschrift Walter W. Müller zum 60. Geburtstag. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. |
| Jamme 1996: 181-182 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1996. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XIX. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A201357#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed] |