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LPC 5
Kitchen 1998: 151, figs 3-4
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| The father of Ydʿʾl Byn is not holding a royal name. |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 [... ...] w-b Ykrbml—
2 k Ḏrḥ w-b S¹mhʿ—
3 ʿly Ynf w-b Ydʿ—
4 ʾl Byn w-b ʾb-h—
5 w Mʿdkrb ḏ-ʾḥw—
6 ḍ ḏ-Nzḥtn
| 6 | The editor suggests that ḏ-Nzḥtn could be also interpreted as a noun 'the outlanders'. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London (Private collection) |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 44, w. 54 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (Yemen) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Kitchen 1998: 151-152, figs 3-4 | Kitchen, Kenneth A. 1998. Three unusual Sabaean inscriptions in bronze. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 28: 149-157. |