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Ry 585


Wissmann 1982: 223, fig. 51 (facsimile), pl. 11 (photo)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

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   1  [ḏn ms³nd S¹](mhʿ)—
   2  ly Ynf (bn )(Y)d[ʿ]—
   3  ʾl mkrb S¹bʾ y—
   4  wm ʾlm ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏ—
   5  bn w-hnr-hw b-Trḥ

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  This is the inscription of S¹mhʿ‒
   2  ly Ynf, son of Ydʿ‒
   3  ʾl, mukarrib of Sabaʾ
   4  when he celebrated the ritual meal of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏ ‒
   5  bn and burnt offerings to Him in Trḥ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal al-Lawdh
Ancient siteKwrn
Geographical areaNorthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn
NotesThis text comes from the lower temple, at Šiʿb al-Kaʿāb.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1959: 165-167, pl. IIRyckmans, Gonzague 1959. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Dix-septième série. Le Muséon, 72: 159-176.
Tarcici 1974: 116, photoTarcici, Adnan 1974. The Queen of Sheba's Land, Yemen (Arabia Felix). Beirut: Nowfel.
Wissmann 1982: 221-224, fig. 51 (facsimile), pl. 11Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)]