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Moussaieff 12


Bron 2004: 122, fig.4

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  ʾlbḥr w-ʾlnʾ(d)[ ... ...ʿṯ]—
   2  tr Bs³rm ʿd [... ... r]—
   3  ṯdw ḏt Ḥmy[m ... ...]—
   4  w s¹qnyt-s¹[m ... ...]

Apparatus
1Robin 2012: 337 integrates ḏt Ḥmym before ʿṯtr.
2we are not sure that Bs³rm is the name of a sanctuary. See Robin 2012: 340-341.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾlbḥr and ʾlnʾd[... ... dedicated to ḏt Ḥmym, the]
   2  divinity of Bs³rm in [... ... They]
   3  committed to ḏt Ḥmym [... ...]
   4  their dedication [... ...]
1-2The Robin's hypothesis of integration and his translation (Robin 2012: 337) are here accepted.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 15.5, w. 26, th. 1
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextReligious context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 2004: 123-125, figs 4, 5Bron, François 2004. Nouvelles inscriptions sudarabiques sur bronze. Pages 118-126 in Alexander V. Sedov (ed.). Scripta Yemenica. Issledovanija po Južnoj Aravii. Sbornik naučnyh statej v čest' 60-letija M.B. Piotrovskogo. Moscow: Vostochna.