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BynM 208
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]—
2 s¹ Ydʿʾl b-ʿ(r)[... ...]
3 w-rṯd Hs²mr bn-hw Rd(mm)[ b-ʿ]—
4 ṯtr ḏ-Ṣhr Y{|}s¹r w-s²ʿb-
5 hw S²ddm w-mlk( )(S¹)[bʾ]
6 Ydʿʾl |
| 4 | letter ṣ in archaic style. |
| 6 | reversed ʾ. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 Ydʿʾl [... ...] 3 and Hs²mr has committed his son Rdmm to ʿ- 4 ṯtr ḏ-Ṣhr Ys¹r and his 5 tribe S²ddm and the king of Sabaʾ 6 Ydʿʾl. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Baynūn, Museum, BynM 208 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 27, w. 33, th. 8 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Baynūn |
| Ancient site | Bynn |
| Geographical area | Khawlân |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | ʿṯtr ḏ-Ẓhr-Ys¹r was the main deity of Baynūn area, and we have to assume the existence of a temple dedicated to this god, in which the object was probably placed. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Prioletta 2008: 200-201, fig. 4 | Prioletta, Alessia 2008. I Musei dello Yemen. Nuovi documenti di Dhamār: la regione dal periodo dei mukarrib di Sabaʾ fino alla formazione di Ḥimyar. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 193-211. |