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BM 1985,0223.123
By kind permission of British Museum
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription is most likely = Ja 755 (Prioletta, Arbach 2016: 211, n. 14). |
TEXT
1 R(d)m(y)m (D)[.]—
2 rfn hqny
3 ʾlmqh Ṯhwn-bʿ—
4 l-ʾwm ṭfn ḏ-ṣr—
5 fn w-ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhbn hqnyt
6 s²ft-hw l-wfy-hw w-wfy ʾw[l]—
7 d-hw b-ʾlmqh
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Rdmym D[.]- 2 rfn dedicated 3 to ʾlmqh Ṯhwn, the Lord of 4 ʾwm this plaque of silver 5 and this statue of bronze as a dedication 6 that he promised to Him for his well-being and the well-being of his 7 children. By ʾlmqh. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 1985,0223.123 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 23, w. 15.2, th. 11.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Prioletta and Arbach 2016 | Prioletta, Alessia and Arbach, Mounir 2016. Nouveaux documents sabéens. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 9: 209-214. |