CIAS 95.11/o 3
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 (Zy)dm ḏ-Dwrm hqny ʾlmq(h)→ (bʿl )(S²bʿn)( ṣ)[l]—
2 mnhn ḏy ḏhbn b-ḏt mtʿ →ʾlmqhw ʾb-hw
3 Hwfʿṯt ḏ-Dwrm bn t(s²)→yn ts²yn (b)-[m]—
4 s¹bʾ ʾrḍ Rdmn l-wfy-hmw (w)-[l-→w]s³f-hmw nʿ[mtm]
| 1 | Mydm (Höfner in CIAS). |
| 3-4 | The integration [m]s¹bʾ, suggested by Höfner, is not certain. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Zydm of Ḏwrm dedicated to ʾlmqh, Master of S²bʿn, the two sta- 2 tues in bronze, because ʾlmqhw saved his father 3 Hwfʿṯt of Ḏwrm from the physical injury he suffered from on (his) way to (?) 4 the land of Rdmn, for their well-being, and to increase to them prosperity. |
| The verb ws³f, "to increase" is also attested in the inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqīs. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 254=AM 343A |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 22, w. 30.3, th. 15.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl S²bʿn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 183-185, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |