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A-20-662
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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 | 4.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Brgm (ʾrs³l) w-ʾḫy-hw
2 Krbʿṯt ʾzʾd bny ḏ-S¹—
3 ḥr w-Kbs¹yn ʾqwl s²ʿbn Tnʿ—
4 mm w-(Tnʿ)mtm hqnyw ʾlmqhw
5 bʿl-S²bʿn b-Ns²qm ṣlmn ḏ-ḏhb(n)
6 ḥmdm b-ḏt ḫmr-hmw ʾlmqh-bʿ—
7 (l)-(S²)[bʿn ... ...]
| 1 | These dedicants are also attested in Ir 21 from the temple of Maḥram Bilqīs. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Brgm ʾrs³l and his brother 2 Krbʿṯt ʾzʾd, of the family ḏ-S¹- 3 ḥr and Kbs¹yn, ʾqwl of the tribe Tnʿ- 4 mm and Tnʿmtm, dedicated to ʾlmqh 5 Master of S²bʿn, at Ns²qm, the statue in bronze, 6 in praise because ʾlmqh Master of S²bʿn 7 granted them [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-662 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 7, w. 8.6, th. 3 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²qm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqw bʿl S²bʿn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Sholan 2014 | Sholan, Amida 2014. Eine neue sabäische Inschrift aus dem Museum der Universität Ṣanʽā̕. Pages 331-337 in Mohammed Maraqten. A pioneer of Arabia. Studies in the Archaeology and Epigraphy of the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula in Honor of Moawiyah Ibrahim. Ed. by Zeidan Kafafi. (Rome «La Sapienza» Studies on the Archaeology of Palestine & Transjordan, 10). Rome: La Sapienza. |