CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

Hombrechtikon plaque


Honeyman 1954: pl. IV
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary (conjectural)

GENERAL NOTES

The language of the inscription is hypothetical and depends on the integration s¹q[ny].

TEXT


   1  s¹q[ny]

Apparatus
A.M. Honeyman proposes to read Mʿdkrb s¹q[ny "Mʿdkrb dedicated", with the monogram as subject of the sentence (Honeyman 1954: 24).
J. Pirenne on the basis of the verbal form excludes a Sabaic origin for this monument (Pirenne 1957 b: 211).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With figurative scene
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 40.0, w. 25.0, th. 4.0
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
NotesThe plaque was been acquired at Menakha (Yemen) on 1913 by Mr M. Schaerer
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Honeyman 1954Honeyman, Alexander M. 1954. The Hombrechtikon plaque. Iraq, 16: 23-28, pl. IV.
Pirenne 1957 bPirenne, Jacqueline 1957. Review of Honeyman, Alexander M. 1954. The Hombrechtikon plaque. Iraq, 16: 23-28, pl. IV. Syria, 34: 210-213.