CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jändl 2009: 241, pl. XXII

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 letters1.5
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

For a general hypothesis of a date for the bronze tablets from ʿAmrān, cf. Avanzini 2008 b. In some cases the more realistic date is between two periods.

TEXT

marker


   1  Whbm w-ʾḫ-hw b—
   2  nw Klbt hqnyw
   3  ʾlmqh ḏ-Hrn ḏ—
   4  n ms³ndn ḥg-n
   5  wqh-hw b-ms¹ʾl-
   6  hw l-wfy-hmw w-
   7  l s¹ʿd-hmw nʿmt(m)

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Whbm and his brothers
   2  of the family Klbt dedicated
   3  to ʾlmqh ḏ-Hrn
   4  this tablet, as He
   5  bade him in His oracle
   6  for their well-being; and
   7  may He grant them prosperity.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 48476=1862,1028.24
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 15.7, w. 9.5, 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: 95, pl. XXIIJändl, 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.