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Ja 859
Jamme 1955 c: pl. III/859
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Northern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Measure of letters | 2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| This Sabaic inscription contains no diagnostic linguistic elements. However, its provenance and content suggest that it may originate from an Amiritic context and therefore that its language is Northern Middle Sabaic. |
TEXT
1 [..](q)n bn Mʿdʾ—
2 [. ]ḏ-ʾhl Mlkn
3 [hq]ny ʾlh-hw ḏ-
4 [S¹m]wy bʿl ẓw—
5 [r R]gmtm ʾqn(y)-
6 [hw ... ...]
| 1-2 | Jamme: [Ṣd]qn bn Mʿdʾ[l] |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [..]qn son of Mʿdʾ- 2 [.] of the clan Mlkn 3 dedicated to his god ḏ- 4 S¹mwy lord of the rock 5 of Rgmtm the properties 6 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Washington, Smithsonian Institute, 386073 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 14.9, w. 13.4, th. 0.5-1 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Ukhdūd |
| Ancient site | Ẓrbn / Ngrn |
| Geographical area | Najrān |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1955 c: 152-154, pl. III/859 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1955. South-Arabian Antiquities in the U.S.A. Bibliotheca Orientalis, 12/5-6: 152-154. |