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Collection privée yéménite 2016-2


Prioletta and Arbach 2016: 212, fig. 2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

The text is probably in Central Middle Sabaic (Prioletta, Arbach 2016: 213).

TEXT

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   1  S¹mhkrb w-ʾ(h)-
   2  hw w-bny-hmw
   3  bny Gybn(n)((Lybnn))|
   4  hqnyw Gbhn((Lbhn))
   5  bʿl S¹mʿ(n) m—
   6  s³ndn ḥg-n k-
   7  wqh-hmw b-ms¹—
   8  ʾl-hw l-wfy-h—
   9  mw w-wfy ʾqn—
  10  y-hmw w-ʾdym—
  11  t-hm(w)

Apparatus
5Here S¹mʿn indicates the name of sanctuary. In Ja 655, 20 it is the name of a sanctuary of the god Wdm.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S¹mhkrb, his
   2  brother and their sons,
   3  they of the family Gybnn (or Lybnn),
   4  dedicated to Gbhn (or Lbhn),
   5  Lord of S¹mʿn, the
   6  inscription, as He
   7  ordered them in His
   8  oracle, for their safety
   9  and the safety of their
  10  properties and their
  11  servants.
Prioletta and Arbach 2016: 212-213, fig. 2Prioletta, Alessia and Arbach, Mounir 2016. Nouveaux documents sabéens. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 9: 209-214.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Unknown
Modern siteUnknown (Yemen)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
NotesThe plaque belongs to a private collection. No indications inside the text can help us to know its origin. We can only suppose that the object was found in a religious context.
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CULTURAL NOTES

First attestation of the god Gbhn/Lbhn.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Prioletta and Arbach 2016: 212-213, fig. 2Prioletta, Alessia and Arbach, Mounir 2016. Nouveaux documents sabéens. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 9: 209-214.