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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 | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| Bron suggests a palaeographical comparison with FB-Maḥram Bilqīs 1, dated around 300 BC. |
TEXT
1 S¹ʿdm bn ʿl—
2 fqm hqny ʾl—
3 mqh bʿl bkln
4 Ns²qm ms³ndn ḥ—
5 g-n k-wqh-hw ʾl—
6 mqh b-ms¹ʾlm l-
7 wfy-hmw w-wfy ʾ—
8 qny-hmw w-ʾṯmr-
9 [hmw b-ʾl]mq[h]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S¹ʿdm, son of ʿl ‒ 2 fqm, dedicated to ʾl ‒ 3 mqh, Lord of the settlers 4 of Ns²qm, the inscription, 5 as ʾl ‒ 6 mqh ordered him in the oracle for 7 their safety and the safety of 8 their properties and harvests. 9 By ʾlmqh. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 27 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²qm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 2000 a: 228-229 | Bron, François 2000 [2001]. Deux inscriptions sabéennes sur bronze provenant d'al-Bayḍāʾ. Semitica, 50: 228-229. |