CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 114, fig. 85

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]bn w-b[ny-... ...]
   2  [..]bnw Btʿ ʾq[wl s²ʿ]—
   3  [b]n S¹mʿy hqnyw s²[ym-hm]—
   4  w Tʾlb Rymm bʿl [S²ṣrm]
   5  l-s¹ʿd-hmw ḥẓym w-nʿ[mtm]
   6  w-mngt ṣdqm w-l-ḏ[t nʿ]—
   7  mt [w]-t[nʿ]m[n l-bny Btʿ]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...].. and (his?) son(s) [... ...]
   2  .. descendants of Btʿ, ʾqwl of the tribe
   3  Samaʿi, dedicated to their Patron
   4  Tʾlb Rymm Master of S²ṣrm,
   5  so that He may grant them goodwill, prosperity
   6  and good luck, and because it has been
   7  and will be favourable for the banū Btʿ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 35, w. 35
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤāz
Ancient siteḤzym
Geographical areaHamdān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm bʿl S²ṣrm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 114-115 (facsimile)Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter.