CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: pl. 33/b
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  Yhqm bn Qf—
   2  qfm ḏ-Ġwr h→qny Wdm ḏ-M—
   3  s¹mʿm Qwmm

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yhqm, son of
   2  Qfqfm, of the family Ġwr,
   3  dedicated to Wd
   4  ḏ-Ms¹mʿm Qwmm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 28, w. (top) 20, th. (top) 20
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Balaq al-Qiblī - Samsara
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Wd ḏ-Ms¹mʿm
NotesFound in the middle of the temple's cella.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: 185-186, pl. 33/b-cMüller, Walter W. 1988. Weitere altsabäische Inschriften vom Tempel des Waddum Dhū-Masmaʿim. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 4: 185-189.
Müller, Walter W. 2007: 17-18, pl. 4/7-8Müller, Walter W. 2007. Altsabäische Inschriften vom Tempel des Waddum ḏū-Masmaʿim. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 11: 17-22.