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al-Jawf 04.35


Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: pl. 12/36

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.2
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  [Ydʿ](ʾb)( )(ʾmr) [bn]
   2  S¹mhyfʿ s³l(ʾ)
   3  ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ydʿʾb ʾmr son of
   2  S¹mhyfʿ dedicated to
   3  ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum
Support typeArtefact » Altar
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 90, w. 21.5, th. 19
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteas-Sawdāʾ
Ancient siteNs²n
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī al-Buhayra
CountryYemen
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CULTURAL NOTES

This text records a dedication to ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn by Ydʿʾb ʾmr, son of the Nashshānite king S¹mhyfʿ Ys¹rn defeated by Krbʾl Wtr. The mention of the Sabaean god in the Minaic corpus occurs only in another ancient inscription (Shaqab 8). It would be interesting to verify if the mention of ḏ-Trḥ in as-Sawdāʾ 4 (dedicated by S¹mhyfʿ), refers to the very Sabaean sanctuary of this god on the Jebel al-Lawdh.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: 49-50, pl. 12/36Arbach, Mounir and Schiettecatte, Jérémie 2006. Catalogue des pièces archéologiques et épigraphiques du Jawf au Musée National de Ṣanʿâʾ. Ṣanʿâʾ National Museum. Ṣanʿāʾ: Centre français d'archéologie et de sciences sociales de Ṣanʿâʾ. [Text in French and Arabic]
Arbach and Rossi 2011: fig. 13Arbach, Mounir and Rossi, Irene 2011. Réflexions sur l'histoire de la cité-État de Nashshân (fin du IXe - fin du VIIe s. av. J.-C.). Egitto e vicino Oriente, 34: 149-176.
Arbach 2022: 113, fig. 35Arbach, Mounir 2022. The city-states of the Jawf at the dawn of Ancient South Arabian history (8th-6th centuries BCE). I. From cities to kingdoms. (Arabia Antica, 17/1). Roma: «L'Erma» di Bretschneider. 2025/12/29; https://doi.org/10.48255/9788891322920.
Rossi 2022: 120-121Rossi, Irene 2022. The city-states of the Jawf at the dawn of Ancient South Arabian history (8th-6th centuries BCE). II. Corpus of the inscriptions. (Arabia Antica, 17/2). Roma: «L'Erma» di Bretschneider.