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MAFRAY-Mushjiʿ 23


Robin 1997 a: 160-161, fig. 2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters7.5
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyCommemorative text

TEXT

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   1  ḏn ms³nd S¹mh(rym)
   2  [Ḏby](n) bn Krbʾl ʾḫ
   3  Ydʿʾl w-S¹(m)[hʿly]
   4  [ywm ʾlm] ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏ—
   5  bn w-h(nr)-hw b-Trḥ
   6  b-S¹mhʿly

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  This is the inscription of S¹mhrym
   2  Ḏbyn, son of Krbʾl, brother of
   3  Ydʿʾl and S¹mhʿly,
   4  when he celebreted the ritual meal of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏ ‒
   5  bn and burnt offerings to Him in Trḥ.
   6  By S¹mhʿly.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela
TopConcave
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 80 (without the lower fragment), w. 53
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal al-Lawdh
Ancient siteKwrn
Geographical areaNorthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn
NotesMushjiʿ temple.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1997 a: 160-161, fig. 2Robin, Christian J. 1997. Sumhūriyām, fils de Karibʾīl le Grand, et le mukarribat. Pages 155-170 in Roswitha G. Stiegner (ed.). Aktualisierte Beiträge zum 1. Internationalen Symposion Südarabien, interdisziplinär an der Universität Graz mit kurzen Einführungen zu Sprach- und Kulturgeschichte. In memoriam Maria Höfner. Graz: Leykam.