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YM 10598


Catalogue 2000: 310, cat. 143

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  Ẓwrkrb bn Yʾws¹ʾl ʾḫ ʾlkrb q(yn)
   2  Yḏrḥmlk qyf S¹mʿ w-s³lʾ-s¹ Yʿd ywm
   3  | nql k-gnʾ byt-s¹w |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ẓwrkrb son of Yʾws¹ʾl, brother of ʾlkrb, qyn of
   2  Yḏrḥmlk, erected a stela to S¹mʿ and dedicated to him Yʿd, when
   3  he excavated the stone for the wall of his temple (or, his house).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 10598
Support typeArtefact » Offering table » With bull head as gutter
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 17, w. 60, th. 40
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteInabbaʾ
Ancient siteʾnbʾ
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
NotesThis text presumably comes from Inabbaʾ, as the language is Minaic and it is a dedication to the god S¹mʿ (cf. Inabbaʾ 4).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Catalogue 2000: 310-11, cat. 1432000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira.