CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jändl 2009: 246, pl. XXVII

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
PeriodC
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  Hdym
bn S²hlm hqny ʾlmqh
   2  ḏ-Hrn ms³ndn ḥg-n wqh-hw
   3  ʾlmqh b-ms¹ʾl-hw b-ḏt h[wfy-hw ... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hdym, of the family S²hlm, dedicated to ʾlmqh
   2  ḏ-Hrn the tablet, as ʾlmqh bade him
   3  in His oracle, because [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 48477=1862,1028.25
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 12, w. 16.8, th. 0.4
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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: 98-99, pl. XXVIIJändl, 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.