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RES 3636 Gl 717; Gl 718; Gl 717+718; CIH 491; RES 3606


By kind permission of British Museum
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By kind permission of British Museum
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By kind permission of British Museum
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By kind permission of British Museum

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5
Chronology
PeriodA

GENERAL NOTES

RES 3636=Gl 717+Gl 718.
The inscription might be a construction or a dedicatory text.

TEXT

marker


      [... ...]
   1  [b]s¹ w-ʾlmqh b-ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏ[bn ... ...]
   2  [... ...] b-ḏt Ḥmym w-b *K*rbʾl
   3  (w)-b Ḏmrʿly w-b ʾlkrb [... ...]
   4  [... ...] (w)-b Ns²ʾʾmr kbr ʾqyn

Apparatus
1Hwb]s¹ (CIH).
At the end of the line Jamme 1971: 65 reads Bnʾ, temple of ʿṯtr.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 103067 (= 1910,0507.9)
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25.5, w. 39, th. 13.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Grohmann 1914: 14, 17, figs 24-28 (facsimile)Grohmann, Adolf 1914. Göttersymbole und Symboltiere auf Südarabischen Denkmälern. (Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 58/1). Vienna: In Kommission bei Alfred Hölder.
Pirenne 1956: pl. XV/dPirenne, Jacqueline 1956. Paléographie des inscriptions sud-arabes. Contribution à la chronologie et à l'histoire de l'Arabie du sud antique. (Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der letteren, 26). Brussels: Paleis der Academiën.
Wissmann 1982: 255-256, fig. 59 (facsimile)Wissmann, 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.)]