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CIAS 95.11/p 8 n° 1 AM 60.1477; Q 905; CSAI I, 171


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Measure of letters2.2
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

GENERAL NOTES

The dating is suggested by textual and palaeographical reasons.

TEXT

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   1  [... ...]mrʾ-s¹ Bʿl Bs³rm |
   2  [... ...]s¹qnyt ḏhbn ḥg
   3  [... ...]n Qnʾ l-wfy mqm
   4  [... ... ]mhrt-s¹ rṯd Ṯwbn
   5  [... ...]y mḥrm-s¹ mqm-s¹ w-ʾ—
   6  [ḏn-s¹ ... ...]t-s¹ b-Bʿl Bs³rm w-s¹q—
   7  [nyt ... ...]rm bn brṯ-s¹ |

Apparatus
2[ʿd ʿtm ... ...] (Jamme).
3[n tkrb-s¹ ... hgr]n (Jamme); we are not sure that Qnʾ is either the name of the well known Hadramitic port or the name of another place.
4[-s¹ w-ʾḏn-s¹ w-wld-s¹ w-] (Jamme).
5[Bʿl Bs³rm w-ʾlh]y (Jamme).
6[ḏn-s¹ w-wld-s¹ w-mhr]t-s¹ (Jamme).
7[nyt-s¹ bn ms¹nkr]m (Jamme).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 2694=AM 60.1477
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 20.5, w. 19, th. 0.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextReligious context
NotesThere are two temples in Qataban dedicated to the god Bʿl Bs³rm, one named Ṣnʿ (Doe 2=CSAI I, 129) and another one named ʿtm (AM 60.1478=CSAI I, 168). This last inscription, of which no photo is available, is also inscribed on a bronze plaque and has a text perfectly parallel to CIAS 95.11/p 8 n° 1.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1971 b: 134-135Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed]
CIAS: ii, 205-208, 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]