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RES 4677


Johannes H. Mordtmann and Eugen Mittwoch
Mittwoch and Schlobies 1937: 91, n. 39

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  [Hw]f(ʿṯ)t w-Lḥy(ʿ)ṯt bny ḏ-(Y)[q]—
   2  (n)ʿm ʾqwl s²ʿbn Yqnʿm w-s²ʿb—
   3  n Yqnʿm ḏ-hgrn ʿlbm hqnyw ʿ—
   4  (ṯt)r w-Hbs¹ [w]-ʾlmqh w-(ḏt) Ḥ—
   5  [mym ṣl]mn [ʿ]dy [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hwfʿṯt and Lḥyʿṯt, of the banū Yqnʿm,
   2  ʾqwl of the tribe Yqnʿm, and the tribe
   3  Yqnʿm of the city ʿlbm, dedicated to
   4  ʿṯtr, Hbs¹, ʾlmqh and ḏt
   5  Ḥmym, the statue at [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositHamburg, Museum für Völkerkunde, 31.300: 1625
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 69, w. 61, th. 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Unknown
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextReligious context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mittwoch and Schlobies 1937: 91-93, n. 39Mittwoch, Eugen and Schlobies, Hans 1937. Altsüdarabischen Inschriften im Hamburgischen Museum für Völkerkunde. Orientalia, 6: 83-100, 222-233, 305-316.
Rathjens 1955: 252, phot. 423Rathjens, Carl 1955. Sabaeica. Bericht über die archäologischen Ergebnisse seiner zweiten, dritten und vierten Reise nach Südarabien. II. Teil. Die unlokalisierten Funde. (Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Völkerkunde in Hamburg, 24). Hamburg: Kommissionsverlag Ludwig Appel.