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Ja 496 RES 4713; Ry 184
Albert W.F. Jamme
Jamme 1954 b: 332, n. 496
Jamme 1954 b: 332, n. 496
Albert W.F. Jamme
Jamme 1954 b: 332, n. 496
Jamme 1954 b: 332, n. 496
Cesare Ansaldi
Ansaldi 1933: pl. 17/f
Ansaldi 1933: pl. 17/f
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ... bnw ḏ]-Nʿmt w-Yḥs²m ʾqwl s²ʿbn S¹hmn brʾw w-hwṯrn w-hṯbn w-hs²qrn
2 [... ... ṯn]y ms¹qf w-mṣrʿy byt-hmw b-mqm mrʾ-hmw Rbs²ms¹m mlk
3 [S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn ... ... w-b s²ym]-hmw Wdm ḏ-Mrrt w-b-s²ʿb-hmw [S¹hm]n w-b ʾdm-hmw [... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] of the banū ḏ-Nʿmt and Yḥs²m, ʾqwl of the tribe S¹hmn, built, laid the foundations, repaired and completed 2 [... ...] the two roofed halls and the two door leaves of their house; by the power of their lord Rbs²ms¹m, king of 3 Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān [... ...] and their Patron Wdm ḏ-Mrrt, by their tribe S¹hmn and their vassals [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house |
| Notes | The territory of the family ḏ-Nʿmt and of the tribe S¹hmn was located about 20 Km south-west of Ṣanʿāʾ. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1937: 258 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1937. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Quatrième série. Le Muséon, 50: 239-268. |
| Ansaldi 1933: fig 17/f | Ansaldi, Cesare 1933. Il Yemen nella storia e nella leggenda. (Collezione di opere e di monografie a cura del Ministero delle colonie, 17). Rome: Sindacato italiano arti grafiche. |
| Jamme 1954 b: 332-334 (facsimile) | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1954. Inscriptions du Musée de Ṣanʿāʾ, d'après les photographies de M.C. Ansaldi. Le Muséon, 67: 323-338. |