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Collection privée yéménite 2014-1


Prioletta and Arbach 2015 a: 245, fig. 1
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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
Chronology
PeriodB1. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

We are not sure if S²hr Ygl was to be identified with the king with the same name mentioned in RES 3871. In this case the inscription could be dated in the period A

TEXT

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   1  ʾ(l)ʾws¹ bn Nbṭʾl bn Zbdm hq—
   2  ny ʾnby wld-s¹ b-ʿm w-b ʾnby |
   3  w-b S²hr Ygl w-b ʿmḏrʾ ḏ-(ʾ)ṯrt |

Apparatus
3See ḏ-ʾṯrt as a name of territory in RES 4330/2.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾlʾws¹, son of Nbṭʾl of the family Zbdm,
   2  dedicated to ʾnby his children. By ʿm and ʾnby,
   3  and by S²hr Ygl and by ʿmḏrʾ of the family ʾṯrt.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesThe editors assume that the text could come from the Anbī temple in Timnaʿ, due to the presence there of many ancient texts mentioning the god.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Prioletta and Arbach 2015 a: 244-248, fig. 1Prioletta, Alessia and Arbach, Mounir 2015. Inscriptions qatabānites inédites d’une collection privée yéménite. Semitica, 57: 243-271.