CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

We have no elements to date this inscription.

TEXT

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   1  ʾlḏrʾ bn Yṣrʾl bn
   2  ʾgdm s¹qny ḏt Ṣntm
   3  ṣlm ḏhbn b-ḏtm t[... ...]

Apparatus
1Yṣrʾl is attested only here.
2ʾgdm is attested only here.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾlḏrʾ, son of Yṣrʾl, of
   2  the family ʾgdm, dedicated to ḏt Ṣntm
   3  a bronze statue as [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, AM 60.746
Support typeStone piece
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 8, w. 14.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

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

Jamme 1952 b: 112-113Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques sud-arabes de la collection de K. Muncherjee, I. Le Muséon, 65: 95-137.