Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | about 1.3 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
The writing style is rough and archaizing. However, the shape of the letter b, written with a double horizontal bar, and the syntax of the text, allow us to date the inscription at period D. |
4 | At the beginning of the line a vertical bar is visible; it has probably to be read [ḏ]-Wtrm |
English | |
1 [Krbʿt (?)] Yʾmn descendant of Fhdm of Wtrm and 2 [... ...].. when they both were priests in Y[.]- 3 [... ...] and claim, in the year of the banū Fhdm 4 [of?] Wtrm; and as for ʿṯtr ḏ-Ẓhr Ys¹r, may He grant 5 them and bestow good favours, and may He assure 6 the safety [... ...] Krbʿt [ ... ...] 7 [... ...] |
Deposit | Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 165 |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 22, w. 39, th. 15 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | al-Ḥadāʾ |
Country | Yemen |
Link to site record |