DhM 290
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Relief | ||
| Measure of letters | 7.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 Ys¹(r)[m Yhnʿm w-... ... mlky]
2 S¹bʾ w-ḏ-R[ydn w-Ḥḍrmwt w-Ymnt ... ...]
3 w-hqs²bn [... ...]
4 ms¹qytm l-[... ... b-ḫry]—
5 fn ḏ-l-ʾrbʿ[t w-ʿs²ry w-ʾrbʿ mʾtm]
| 2 | for Ymnt see Robin 2013: 131-133. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 290 |
| Support type | Artefact » Slab |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 37, w. 40, th. 19; Monogram: h. 24, w. 7.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The presence of the Ḥimyarite monogram suggests that we deal with Ys¹rm Yhnʿm II, king of Sabaʾ, ḏū-Raydān, Ḥaḍramawt and Yamnat (who ruled between 420 and 434 Ḥim).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 2013 | Robin, Christian J. 2013. À propos de Ymnt et Ymn: « nord » et « sud », « droite » et « gauche », dans les inscriptions de l'Arabie antique. Pages 119-140 in Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet, Catherine Fauveaud and Iwona Gajda (eds). Entre Carthage et l’Arabie heureuse. Mélanges offerts à François Bron. (Orient & Méditerranée, 12). Paris: de Boccard. |