CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Johannes H. Mordtmann and Eugen Mittwoch
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: n. 30, pl. G

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  S¹ʿdm [ʿ]bd bn F[... h]—
   2  qny [ḏ-S¹m]y ʾlh ʾm—
   3  [rm] bʿl Mdrn [ʾb]ln l-ḏ[t]
   4  [hw]f[y-h]w w-l wf[y] wl[d]-hw w-
   5  mtʿ [... ...] bn hmt m—
   6  [..]w[... ...]ḏ[... ...]m[..]
   7  
[..]ʾ s¹[... ...]
   8  [... ...]b ʾl[... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S¹ʿdm, servant of the family F[...]
   2  dedicated to ḏ-S¹my, god of
   3  ʾmrm, Lord of Mdrn, the camel, because
   4  He granted him and for the safety of their children,
   5  and He delivered [... ...] from those [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Staatliche Museen, VA 7799
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 21, w. 16
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Mdrn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: 40, n. 30, pl. GMordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1932. Himjarische Inschriften in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, 37/1). Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs.