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FB-wādī Shuḍayf 1


Bron 1997 a: 74, fig. 1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾs¹dm bn Ḫḏym
   2  ʿbd Kbr Ḫll h—
   3  qny ḏ-S¹mwy bʿl
   4  Yġrw ms³ndn b-ḏt
   5  hwfy ḏ-S¹mwy ʿb—
   6  d-hw ʾs¹dm b-ʾmlʾ |
   7  s¹tmlʾ b-ʿm-hw w-l-
   8  yzʾn hwfyn ḏ-S¹m—
   9  wy ʿbd-hw ʾs¹dm
  10  b-nʿmtm w-rḍw ʾm—
  11  rʾ-hw b[ny ]Kbr Ḫll |

TRANSLATIONS

French

   1  Asadum, fils de Khudhaym,
   2  serviteur des Kabīr de Khalīl,
   3  a dédié à dhū-Samawī, maître de
   4  Yaġruw, cette inscription, parce que
   5  dhū-Samawī a exaucé Son serviteur
   6  Asadum dans les faveurs
   7  qu'il Lui a demandées, et pour que
   8  dhū-Samawī continue à accorder
   9  à Son serviteur Asadum
  10  la prospérité et la bienveillance de
  11  ses seigneurs, les banū Kabīr Khalīl.
Bron 1997 a: 73 and 75Bron, François 1997. Quatre inscriptions sabéennes provenant d'un temple de dhū-Samawī. Syria, 74: 73-80.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, Unknown (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 27.5, w. 14.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (wādī Shuḍayf)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Shuḍayf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Yġrw of ḏ-S¹mwy
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 1997 a: 73-75, fig. 1Bron, François 1997. Quatre inscriptions sabéennes provenant d'un temple de dhū-Samawī. Syria, 74: 73-80.