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Moussaieff 3


Bron 2002 a: 43 (top)
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Bron 2002 a: 43 (top)
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Bron 2002 a: 44 (bottom)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

A vertical line in relief divides the end and the beginning of the lines.
Following Bron, the authors could be the same as in CIH 306.

TEXT

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   1  Hṯb w-ʾḫy-hw bnw Fṯkn hqnyw ʿṯtr ʿ—
   2  dy ʿrn Mdrm ḏn ms²wn bn frʿ y—
   3  frʿn-hw l-s¹ʿd-hw nʿmtm w-ʾtmr—
   4  m hnʾm bn ʾrḍ-hmw w-ms²ymt-hmw

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hṯb and his brother, of the family Fṯkn, dedicated to ʿṯtr
   2  on the mountain Mdrm this goblet from the firstfruits
   3  he will offer Him, so that He grants him prosperity and
   4  good crops, from their lands and their fields.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, Moussaïeff collection (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Container » Goblet (ms²w)
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 13, d. max 7.3
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteṢirwāḥ-Arḥab
Ancient siteMdrm
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 2002 a: 35-37,43-44 and 47 (figures)Bron, François 2002. Trois inscriptions sabéennes sur bronze. Pages 35-48 in Ayoub Chehwan and Antoine Kassis (eds). Études Bibliques et Proche-Orient ancien. Mélanges offerts au Père Paul Féghali. (Subsidia, 1). Beyrouth: Fédération Biblique.