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Ja 2889


Jamme 1979: pl.l

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Measure of letters3 c.
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  Nmrm (bn )(Rf)[... ... bn ḥ]—
   2  wr h(grhn) (S²)[bwt ... ...]—
   3  rm (s¹qny) [S¹yn ḏ-ʾlm b-mḥrm]-
   4  (s¹ b)-(S¹mhrm) s¹[qnyt ḏhbn ... ...]
   5  [... ...]

Apparatus
1Rf[s¹y (Jamme).
2The integration S²[bwt is highly probable.
3The integration, also suggested by Jamme, is very probable too.
4Almost illegible from the photo.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, M 636
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 16
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteKhawr Rūrī
Ancient siteS¹mhrm / S¹mrm
Geographical areaSouthern Ẓufār
CountryOman
NotesFound by Cleveland in 1960.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1979: 101, pl. lJamme, Albert W.F. 1979. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe IX. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250306. [Privately printed]
Albright 1982: 87, pl. 38, fig. 71Albright, 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.
Jändl 2009: 142-143Jändl, Barbara 2009. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Metall. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 4). Tübingen: Wasmuth / Berlin: Wasmuth.