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A-20-750


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.5
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ... b]n Yṯʿkrb s³lʾ[ ... ...]
   2  [... ...] b-krb s¹brr k-B[... ...]
   3  [... ...](l) w-b ʾḏn ʾrny[dʿ ... ...]
   4  [... ...]s¹ w-ʾḏn-s¹[ ... ...]

Apparatus
2For the reading k-B[... ...], as opposed to kb[... ...], see Rossi 2022: 145.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] son of Yṯʿkrb, dedicated [... ...]
   2  [... ...] under the obligation (the god) has released for B[... ...]
   3  [... ...] and may be under the goodwill of ʾrnydʿ [... ...]
   4  [... ...] and his faculties [... ...].
3-4While the first occurrence of the noun ʾḏn refers to the divine faculties (power, goodwill) of ʾrnydʿ, the second occurrence most probably refers to the faculties (capabilities) of the author, which he wishes to place under the authority of the god (Rossi 2022: 145).
Rossi 2022: 145Rossi, 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.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-750
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 24, w. 34, th. 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Rossi 2022: 145, 462, fig. 16Rossi, 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.