CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

Indexes
Tools
Record’s details
CC BY 4.0
The above license applies to the data in this record, but not to any images displayed. The images are the property of third parties and are either used with permission or reproduced from publications (see the credits below each image).

Graf 6 B 38; CSAI I, 97


Müller, Walter W. 1974 b: pl. XII/40-42

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters1-1.7
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  Dʾyt bn[t] ʾb→(ʾ)ns¹ (ḏ)-(K)[lb]m → ḏt byt (ʿ)—
   2  mʿly ḏ-S²(b)ʿn→ [s¹q]nyt Bn→ty ʾl ʿd
   3  [R](ṣ)fm n→fs¹-s¹ w-ʾn—
   4  [fs¹-s¹m]

Apparatus
1Klbm is a proper name, in this case the name of the family could come from an ancestor.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Dʾyt, daughter of ʾbns¹ ḏu-Klbm belonging to the house of ʿ-
   2  mʿly ḏ-S²bʿn, dedicated to the Daughters of ʾl in
   3  Rṣfm her life and their li-
   4  ves.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositNürnberg, Unknown (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 26, w. 9.1, th. 11.3
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Unknown
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesThe object was probably placed in the sanctuary of Rṣfm, dedicated to ʾnby S²ymn in the necropolis of Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl.
Link to site record

CULTURAL NOTES

This text belongs to a group of inscriptions dedicated to the Bnt(y) ʾl (CSAI I, 99=Ja 868, CSAI I, 100=Ja 869, CSAI I, 101=Ja 870, CSAI I, 102=Ja 871, CSAI I, 103=Ja 872, CSAI I, 104=Mift 99/72). These divinities have been extensively commented culturally by Robin (Robin 2000).

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 1974 b: 145-148, pl. 12Müller, Walter W. 1974. Die angeblichen 'Toechter Gottes' im Licht einer neuen qatabānischen Inschrift. Neue Ephemeris für semitische Epigraphik, 2: 145-148.
Jamme 1976: 142-143Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Robin 2000: 169-170, pl. 7Robin, Christian J. 2000. Les "filles du Dieu" de Sabaʾ à la Mecque: réflexions sur l'agencement des panthéons dans l'Arabie ancienne. Semitica, 50: 113-192.
Antonini 2001: 57, tav. 21Antonini, Sabina 2001. La statuaria sudarabica in pietra. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]