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A-20-262
By kind permission of GOAM
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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| Thanks to A. Multhoff for the bibliographical information. |
TEXT
1 ʿṣyt bn ʿṯkln (hq)—
2 ny ḏ-S¹mwy ʾlh ʾmrm
3 ʿdy Mʿrn frs¹n w-ʾ(b)—
4 ltn ḏy ḏhbn l-wfy-
5 hmw w-wfy bʿr-hm(w)
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿṣyt descendant of ʿṯkln de- 2 dicated to ḏ-S¹mwy, god of ʾmrm 3 at Mʿrn this horse and this she- 4 camel, which are both in bronze, for their 5 safety and for the safety of their cattle. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-262 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 22.5, w. 23, th. 9 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī al-Jawf) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ḏ-S¹mwy ʿdy Mʿrn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Sholan 2002 b: 7-14, photo and facsimile | Sholan, Amida 2002. Naqš ǧadīda min nuqūš ḏū Samāwī. Adūmātū, 6: 5-14. |