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Ẓafār lz10~003
Müller, Walter W. 2013: 186, Fig.10.15.1
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic | ||||||||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||||||||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||||||||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||||||||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||||||||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||||||||
| Measure of letters | 5 | ||||||||
| Chronology |
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| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 [S²rḥ]bʾl Ykf w-bny-h[w Lḥyʿt Ynf w-]
2 [Mʿd]kbr Ynʿm ʾml[k S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn w-Ḥḍr]
3 [mwt ]w-Ymnt w-ʾʿrb-[hmw Ṭwdm w-Thmt]
4 [... ... w-]hqḥ w-ṯ[wb ... ...]
5 [... ... h]grn Ẓ[fr ... ...]
| Integrations by Müller based on CIH 537+RES 4919. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 35, w. 46, th. 5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ẓafār |
| Ancient site | Ẓfr |
| Geographical area | Ẓafār |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | From the southern part of the area of Ẓafār/al-ʿAṣabī. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, Walter W. 2013: 169-170, fig. 10.15.1 | Müller, Walter W. Three Late Sabaic inscriptions with royal names from Ẓafār. Pages 167-186 in Paul Yule (ed.). Late antique Arabia, Ẓafār capital of Ḥimyar. Rehabilitation of a 'decadent' society. Excavations of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg 1998-2010 in the highland of the Yemen. (Abhandlungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, 29). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. |