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Tokai Suzuki-ASA no. 1


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  [...ʿ](ṯt) w-bn-hw ʾ(g)r{w}m [w]-Ḏk(ʾ)m—
   2  r bnw ḏ-Ḥbb hqnyw ʾlmqh bʿl
   3  ʾwʿl Ṣrwḥ ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhbn l-wfy
   4  bn-hmw Hnʾm w-l ws³f-hmw ʾ—
   5  (lmqh) ʾwldm ʾḏkrwm hnʾn|

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [...ʿ]ṯt and his sons ʾgrm and Ḏkʾmr
   2  descendants of the clan dhū-Ḥbb dedicated to Almaqah, master of
   3  the ibexes of Ṣirwāḥ, this statue in bronze for the wellbeing of
   4  their son Hnʾm, and so that Almaqah may multiply to them
   5  male and healthy children
Prioletta, Hull and Blumell 2019: 245Prioletta, Alessia, Hull, Kerry and Blumell, Lincoln H. 2019. The ancient South Arabian collection at Tokai University (Japan) and a miscellaneous item. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 12: 245-258.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositKanagawa (Japan), Tokai University, Tokai Suzuki-ASA no. 1
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 19.75, w. 32.25, th. 7.25
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteṢirwāḥ-Khawlān
Ancient siteṢrwḥ
Geographical areaṢirwāḥ
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwʿl Ṣrwḥ
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Provenance
Modern siteUnknown (Yemen)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Prioletta, Hull and Blumell 2019: 245-247, figs 1/a-cPrioletta, Alessia, Hull, Kerry and Blumell, Lincoln H. 2019. The ancient South Arabian collection at Tokai University (Japan) and a miscellaneous item. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 12: 245-258.