CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

YM 1877 b


Simpson 2002: 171, cat. 218

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

This text is engraved on the side of the object, on the left of the inscription YM 1877 a.

TEXT


   1  [...]ʾl rs²w ʾlmq[h]
   2  [... ... ]ʾlmqh ʿmʿh[r]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 1877
Support typeInscription on architectural structure » Pillar
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteJidfir ibn Munaykhir
Ancient siteKhlm
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
NotesThe catalogues of the exhibition where the piece is published report a provenance from the Barʾān temple in Mārib, but the first editors - on the basis of the comparison with the onomastics of some inscriptions from Khlm - suggest a provenance from this site in the wādī Raġwān.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Garbini 1975-1976: 697-698, pl. II/BGarbini, Giovanni 1975-1976. I primi 'Mukarrib' di Saba. Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, 49: 692-706.
Wissmann 1982: 309-311, fig. 94 (facsimile)Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)]
Robin and Vogt 1997: 61, fig. 23/dRobin, Christian J. and Vogt, Burkhard (eds) 1997. Yémen, au pays de la reine de Saba. Exposition présentée à l'Institut du monde arabe du 25 octobre 1997 au 28 février 1998. Paris: Flammarion, Institut du Monde Arabe.
Catalogue 2000: 280-283, cat. 342000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.
Simpson 2002: 171, cat. 218Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London]