Arbach 2005 c: 32, fig. 5
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Chronology
Textual typology Dedicatory text
TEXT marker
1 Mḫbḍm w-ḥs²kt-h 2 ʾbs²qḥ w-ʾlwd-hmw bny 3 ʿrybm hqnyw mq[ṭ]rn l-mrʾ- 4 hmw Wdm bʿl Bs²rn l-ḏt y— 5 s²[n]mn wfy w-ʾḥg[r] bt-hmw
TRANSLATIONSEnglish 1 Mḫbḍm and his wife
2 ʾbs²qḥ and their children of the family
3 ʿrybm dedicated this incense burner to their Lord
4 Wdm Master of Bs²rn, so that He may
5 grant the safety and protection of their house.
Arbach 2005 c : 24Arbach, Mounir 2005. Nuqūš musnadiyya ǧadīda min mudīriyya al-Ḥadda fī muḥāfaẓa Damār. Maǧalla ǧāmiʿa Damār li-l-dirāsāt wa-l-buḥūṯ , 1: 17-33.
OBJECT INFORMATIONSupport type Artefact » Incense burner (mqṭr) Shape With truncated pyramidal base Material Stone Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin and provenance Modern site Jabal Bishār Ancient site Bs²rn Geographical area Dhamār Country Yemen Found In situ Archaeological context Religious context: Temple of Wdm bʿl Bs²rn Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYArbach 2005 c : 23, fig. 5Arbach, Mounir 2005. Nuqūš musnadiyya ǧadīda min mudīriyya al-Ḥadda fī muḥāfaẓa Damār. Maǧalla ǧāmiʿa Damār li-l-dirāsāt wa-l-buḥūṯ , 1: 17-33.