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CIAS 49.10/o 1 n° 3 CSAI III, 4


CIAS: ii, 151

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  Ḏʿ[..]lk ḏt-ʾ(b)wk[.] Ḍġ s¹qn[yt]
   2  mrʾ-s¹ Yṣdqʾl Frʿm S²rḥʿt mlk
   3  ʾws¹n bn W[dm] ṣlm ḏhbn ʿd m—
   4  ḥrm-s¹ Nʿm[n ḥ]g wqh ʾ[b]-s¹ W—
   5  dm b-ms¹ʾl-s¹

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḏʿ[..]lk she of ʾbwk[.] Ḍġ dedicated
   2  to her lord Yṣdqʾl Frʿm S²rḥʿt king of
   3  Awsan son of Wdm a bronze statuette in His
   4  temple Nʿmn as his father W-
   5  dm ordered in His oracle.
Avanzini 2004 a: 541Avanzini, Alessandra 2004. Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions I-III. Qatabanic, Marginal Qatabanic, Awsanite Inscriptions. (Arabia Antica, 2). Pisa: Edizioni Plus-Università di Pisa.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 232=AM 223
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 13, w. 21, th. 9.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (wādī Markha)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Markha
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Wdm ḏ-S¹bln ʿd Nʿmn
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CULTURAL NOTES

Inscription commissioned by a woman as a dedication for the king Yṣdqʾl (see CIAS 49.10/o 1 n. 4).

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: ii, 151-152, photoBeeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes:
Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités;
Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres]