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CIAS 35.21/o 6 ST 2


CIAS: i, 31

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters1.3
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  Yfʿm w-Ḏk—
   2  rʾl bny S¹m—
   3  hrm hqn<y>w ʿ—
   4  zyn ṣlmtn
   5  t-hmw b-ms¹ʾl

Apparatus
4-5Beeston suggests to emend < k-wqh>t-hmw, assuming a mistake of the engraver.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yfʿm and Ḏkrʾl,
   2  banū S¹mhrm,
   3  dedicated to ʿzyn
   4  the statue [as She ordered]
   5  them in the oracle.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, Ministry of Tourism, ST 2
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of head
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 14.5 (all), 9.5 (base), w. 8.3, th. 6.3
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteShibām al-Ghirās / Shibām Sukhaym
Ancient siteS²bmm
Geographical areaBanī Ḥushaysh
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: i, 31-33 (photo)Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes:
Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités;
Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres]