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Ja 513
Jamme 1955 e: pl. 1
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription could be dated in the monotheistic period; ḏ-S¹mym is attested in Ja 2956, 9. |
TEXT
1 [... ...] d[.]
2 [... ... w]-(R)d(m)[... ...]
3 [... ... w]-(Gd)mm w-
4 [... ...] ʿw hqnyw mrʾ-h[m]—
5 [w] ḏ-S¹mym ʾs¹wd ((ʾs¹wd)) b[..]—
6 rn ʿdy mḥrm-h[w b]-
7 [S²ʿ]bm ʾblm w-ʾb[l]—
8 (t)m ḏ-ḏhbm l-wf[y]—
9 grybt-hmw [w]-wfy ʾʾbl-hmw w-kl r—
10 kb-hmw bn bʾs¹m w-kl ḏ(rb)—
11 (m)
| 5 | ʾs¹wd could be an epithet of the god. |
| 7 | At the beginning integration by the editor. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 [... ...] Rdm[... ...] 3 [... ...] (G)dmm and 4 [... ...] dedicated to their Lord 5 ḏ-S¹mym ʾs¹wd 6 [... ...] in His temple in 7 [S²ʿ]bm, a camel and a she-camel 8 in bronze for the safety 9 of their bodies and the safety of their camels and all their riding camels 10 against harm and any 11 disease. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 29, w. 17 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Qaryat ad-Dūr |
| Ancient site | unknown |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1955 e: 110-112, pl. 1 (facsimile) | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1955. Inscriptions sud-arabes de la collection Ettore Rossi. Rivista degli Studi Orientali, 30: 103-130. |