CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jändl 2009: 235, pl. XVI

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Measure of letters1.8
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

For a general hypothesis of a date for the bronze tablets from ʿAmrān, cf. Avanzini 2008 b.

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾb[ḥl]k
ḏt Mrṯdm |
   2  bnt ʿnnn hqnyt ʾlm—
   3  qh ḏ-Hrn ḏn ms³ndn ḏ-
   4  s²ftt-hw l-wfy-hmw
   5  w-l-ḏt nʿmt w-tn—
   6  ʿmn l-bny Mrṯdm |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾbḥlk, she of Mrṯdm,
   2  daughter of ʿnnn, dedicated to ʾlm-
   3  qh ḏ-Hrn this tablet, which
   4  she promised to Him for their well-being
   5  and for what has been favourable and may be
   6  favourable to the family Mrṯdm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 48478=1862,1028.26
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 20.4, w. 13.7, th. 0.2
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteʿAmrān
Ancient siteʿmrn
Geographical areaʿAmrān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh ḏ-Hrn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jändl 2009: 91, pl. XVIJändl, Barbara 2009. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Metall. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 4). Tübingen: Wasmuth / Berlin: Wasmuth.
Avanzini 2008 bAvanzini, Alessandra 2008. Criteri editoriali per la pubblicazione dello CSAI. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 145-157.