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CIAS 95.11/o 9 n° 3 Q 911; CSAI I, 127


CIAS: ii, 197

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.5
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]m w-ḏm wzʾt whb w-ws³f
   2  [... ...] rṯdt Rṯd ḏt Ṣntm nfs¹
   3  [... ...]fʿm w-qny-s¹ w-ṣlmt-s¹ bn ms¹n—
   4  [krm ... ... b-ʿ]m w-b ʾnby w-b-ḏt Ṣntm w-b-ḏt (Ẓh)[rn]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] and what She continued to grant and to make increase
   2  [... ...]Rṯd committed to ḏt Ṣntm her life
   3  [... ...]and her properties and her female statue against everyone who may dama-
   4  ge it [... ...] by ʿm and by ʾnby and by ḏt Ṣntm and by ḏt Ẓhrn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 2770
Support typeStone piece
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 10, w. 18
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple
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CULTURAL NOTES

This woman called Rṯd left two dedications to the goddess ḏt Ṣntm (see also CSAI I, 143=MuB 206). There were divinities preferred by women in their dedications.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: ii, 197-198, photoBeeston, 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]