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AM 60.1478 CSAI I, 168
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Raised |
| Execution technique | Casting |
| Measure of letters | 2.5 |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| Textual reasons (divine name Bʿl Bs³rm, lack of the word nfs¹) suggest to date the inscription to period C. |
TEXT
1 [... ...]bʿm Qḥlwm[ ... ...]
2 [... ...Bʿ]l Bs³rm ʿd-ʿtm s¹qn—
3 [yt ... ... tk]rb-s¹ bn frʿm frʿ-s¹ l-
4 [... ...]s¹ w-ḏn qnyw w-[b]ʿl w-w—
5 [ʿ](b) bkl-s¹m[ w-]Ṯ[..]ʿm rṯd Bʿl[ Bs³r]m w-
6 ʾlhy mḥrm-s¹ ʾḏn-s¹ w-mqm-s¹ [... ...] bn-s¹
7 [... ...]hlk-s¹ w-s¹qnyt-s¹m bn ms¹[nkrm ]bn b—
8 [rṯ-s¹]
| 2-3 | s¹qnyt could be the noun "dedication". |
| 4-5 | w[ʿ](b) is the non sure at all integration made by Jamme. |
| 6 | Jamme reads: [w-kl] bn-s¹. |
| 7 | Jamme reads: [w-]hlk-s¹. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, AM 60.1478 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque |
| Material | Bronze |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Bʿl Bs³rm ʿd ʿtm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1971 b: 135 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed] |