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Ja 402 KR 1


Jamme 1953 b: 164, (photo, facsimile)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Measure of lettersabout 1.5
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  S²fs¹y w-ʾm-s¹
   2  Nḍrt s¹qnyw m—
   3  rʾ-s¹mn S¹yn ḏ-ʾ—
   4  lm b-S¹mhrm |
   5  h-wfy grb-s¹m
   6  (w)-(mlk)-(s¹m)

Apparatus
5hwfy (Jamme 1953).
6Text engraved on the plaque edge.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S²fs¹y and his mother
   2  Nḍrt dedicated to their
   3  lord S¹yn ḏ-
   4  ʾlm in S¹mhrm,
   5  for the safety of their persons
   6  and of their property.
5-6"Il a protegé leur corps et leur roi" (Jamme 1953, he then corrected his analysis and translation in 1954).
Concerning the translation of mlk-s¹m, we agree with Beeston's analysis.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, M 66
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 12.3, w. 9.1, th. 6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteKhawr Rūrī
Ancient siteS¹mhrm / S¹mrm
Geographical areaSouthern Ẓufār
CountryOman
NotesThis has been the first inscription found by AFSM in Khor Rori, and was therefore given the siglum (KR) nr. 1. Thanks to this inscription, the ancient names of the town, of its main god and sanctuary became known.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1953 b: 158-165 (photo, facsimile)Jamme, Albert W.F. 1953. Une inscription Ḥaḍramoutique en bronze. Orientalia, 22: 158-165.
Beeston 1953 a: 416-417Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1953. Remarks on the Ḥaḍrami Inscription Jamme 402. Orientalia, 22: 416-417.
Jamme 1954 a: 252-253Jamme, Albert W.F. 1954. Notes additionnelles à l'inscription Jamme 402. Orientalia, 23/3: 252.
Phillips, Wendell 1955: photoPhillips, Wendell 1955. Qataban and Sheba. Exploring ancient kingdoms on the Biblical spice routes of Arabia. New York: Harcourt Brace.
Albright 1982: 42, 87, pl. 33, fig. 61Albright, Frank P. 1982. The American Archaeological Expedition in Dhofar, Oman, 1952-1953. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 6). Washington: American Foundation for the Study of Man / Philadelphia, Pa.: Distributed by G. Allen, Bookseller.
Jamme 1996: 222-223Jamme, Albert W.F. 1996. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XIX. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250296. [Privately printed]
Jändl 2009: 106Jändl, Barbara 2009. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Metall. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 4). Tübingen: Wasmuth / Berlin: Wasmuth.