Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Cast | ||
Measure of letters | 1.5 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
7 | rḍ instead of the usual rḍw/rḍy. |
11 | The last line, now lost, was written on the edge of the plaque. |
English | |
1 Dʿmm, ʿbdm and Rm and 2 their son Krbʿṯt descendants of 3 Ḫzʿl ʾs¹nwn vassals of the banū ʿṣ- 4 ryn, dedicated to their Patron ʾlmqh 5 Master of Ḥdṯnn this inscription, for their safety 6 and the safety of what they possess and will ever possess; 7 and may He grant them the goodwill and satisfaction of 8 their lords and their tribe, and may He deliver them 9 from the harm, maleficence 10 and malice of any enemy, by ʾlmqh 11 Master of Ḥdṯnn. |
Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
Material | Bronze |
Measures | h. 24, w. 17 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Unknown |
Country | Unknown |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqhw bʿl Ḥdṯnn |
Notes | Possibly from Nāʿiṭ, where there was the sanctuary of Taʾlab bʿl Ḥdṯnn. |
Link to site record |
al-Aġbarī 2009: 22, fig. 1 | al-Aġbarī, Fahmī 2009. Naqš sabaʾī ǧadīd min nuqūš al-ihdāʾāt. Abǧadiyyāt, 4: 21-27. |