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CIAS 95.41/p 8/C 66 n° 1


CIAS: i, 223, fig. 1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾmt hqnyt B—
   2  nt ʾl l-bnt-h
   3  Qhṭm ʾmt ʾ—
   4  ḫnyn mqṭ—
   5  rn l-wfy-h—
   6  my |

Apparatus
Dextrograde m and l.
3-4Probably plural of nisbe of Ḫny.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾmt dedicated to the
   2  Daughters of ʾl, for her
   3  daughter Qhṭm, servant of the
   4  ḫny, the incense
   5  burner, for the safety of both
   6  of them.
Müller, Walter W. 1988 b: 635-636Müller, Walter W. 1988. Altsüdarabische und frühnordarabische Grab-, Sarkophag-, Votiv- und Bauinschriften. Pages 621-640 in Christel Butterweck (ed.). Grab-, Sarg-, Votiv- und Bauinschriften. Religiöse Texte. 4. Otto Kaiser (ed.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. 2. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus Gerd Mohn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 470
Support typeArtefact » Incense burner (mqṭr)
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 17.5, w. 13-13.3, th. 10.5-11.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple
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CULTURAL NOTES

Dedication to the Daughters of God.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: i, 221-223 (photo)Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes:
Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités;
Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres]
Maraqten 1994: 165-166Maraqten, Mohammed 1994. Typen altsüdarabischer Altäre. Pages 160-177 in Norbert Nebes. Arabia Felix. Beiträge zur Sprache und Kultur des vorislamischen Arabien. Festschrift Walter W. Müller zum 60. Geburtstag. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
Jamme 1996: 181-182Jamme, Albert W.F. 1996. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XIX. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250296. [Privately printed]