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Collection privée yéménite 2016-3


Prioletta and Arbach 2016: 213, fig. 3

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

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   1  ʾws¹ṯt bn|
   2  (Ḏ)ʾbm hqny|
   3  ʿṯtr S²ymm|
   4  ṭnfn ḥg wq—
   5  h-hw ʿṯtr b-m—
   6  (s¹ʾ)lm l-wfy-h(w)
   7  [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾws¹ṯt, son of
   2  Ḏʾbm, dedicated
   3  to ʿṯtr S²ymm
   4  the plaque as ʿṯtr
   5  ordered him in the
   6  oracle, for his safety
   7  [... ...]
Prioletta and Arbach 2016: 213-214, fig. 3Prioletta, 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 (ṭnf)
MaterialBronze
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteṢirwāḥ-Khawlān
Ancient siteṢrwḥ
Geographical areaṢirwāḥ
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple
NotesThe plaque belongs to a private collection. The origin of the object from the site of Ṣrwḥ could be supposed by the mention of the god ʿṯtr S²ymm.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Prioletta and Arbach 2016: 213-214, fig. 3Prioletta, Alessia and Arbach, Mounir 2016. Nouveaux documents sabéens. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 9: 209-214.