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RES 4659


Eugen Mittwoch and Hans Schlobies
Mittwoch and Schlobies 1936: 285, n. 23

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]s²m[... ...]—
   2  [..] S²krm bnw ʿfs²m ʾ[dm bny]
   3  [S¹ḫ]ymm hqnyw mrʾ-hmw Qynn
   4  ʾ(l)h Ḫs¹ʾm w-ʾmwt ṣlmtynn
   5  l-s¹ʿd-hmw nʿmtm w-wfym w-rḍ—
   6  [w] (ʾ)mrʾ-hmw bn S¹ḫymm w-s²ʿb-hmw

Apparatus
4ʾmwt: probably is a sanctuary name.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]
   2  [..] S²krm, of the family ʿfs²m, vassals of the family
   3  S¹ḫymm, dedicated to their Lord Qynn,
   4  God of Ḫs¹ʾm and ʾmwt, these two statues,
   5  may He grant them prosperity and safety and the goodwill of
   6  their lords, the family S¹ḫymm and their tribe.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositHamburg, Museum für Völkerkunde, 31.300: 1623
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 29, w. 32
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteShibām al-Ghirās / Shibām Sukhaym
Ancient siteS²bmm
Geographical areaBanī Ḥushaysh
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mittwoch and Schlobies 1936: 284-286, n. 23Mittwoch, Eugen and Schlobies, Hans 1936. Altsüdarabische Inschriften im Hamburgischen Museum für Völkerkunde. Orientalia, 5: 1-34; 278-293; 349-357.