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).

CIAS 95.11/w 5 n° 1 Q 913; Ja 3198; CSAI I, 172


By kind permission of GOAM

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary (conjectural)

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...](mḏʾ)[... ...]
   2  [... ...](m) w-ʿḏb(m) ʿs¹mm((ʿḏbm ʿs¹mm))[ ... ...]
   3  [... ...](s¹)m B(s²m)m l-(yṯ)[... ...]
   4  [... ...]ḏn ywmn l-ʾ(ḫr )[... ...]
   5  [... ...](ʾ)l mrʾ-s¹(m) B(s²mm) ʾʾḏn-s¹(m)[ ... ...]
   6  [... ...]l-s¹m w-ḏ-qnyw w-bʿl b-B(s²m)m (b)[... ...]
   7  [... ...](m) w-(m)nḍḥ-s¹(m) ʿṯ(tr) ḏ-My[.]ʿ(l)[ ... ...]

Apparatus
2w-ʿḏḏm w-S¹lmn (CIAS).
3s¹m btm l-[ʾ]ṯ[t-s¹m] (CIAS).
6ḏ-qnyw w-Bʿl ḏ-Bs²mm (CIAS).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 224=AM 216
Support typeStone piece
MaterialMarble
Dimensionsh. 27.5, w. 22.5, th. 6
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple
Link to site record

CULTURAL NOTES

There is another inscription dedicated to the god Bs²mm: RES 4336, in Marginal Qatabanic.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: ii, 225-226, 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]