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Shabwa V/84/15 ATM 186
Pirenne 1990: pl. 61/b
Pirenne 1990: pl. 61/b
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Measure of letters | 1.8 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [... ...l-]qbl ḏ-h(w)[fy... ...]
2 [... ... Ḥ](m)yrm w-Ngrn w-[.]
3 [... ...]s²(wʿw) mrʾ-hmw
4 [... ...]
| 1 | For the integration, see e.g. CIH 79, 4. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] because He saved [... ...] 2 [... ...] Ḥmyrm and Ngrn [... ...] 3 [... ...] they performed due service for their lord [... ...] 4 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 186 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 6.3, w. 9 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shabwa |
| Ancient site | S²bwt |
| Geographical area | Shabwa |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The Sabaic text comes from Shabwa.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Pirenne 1990: 79, pl. 61/b | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient] |