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Nihm/al-ʿAdan 5 MAFRAY-al-ʿAdan 6
Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 18, pl. 5a
Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 18, pl. 5a
Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 18, pl. 5b
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 | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4.4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [... ...] (Tʾlb)
2 (b)ʿl ʿd(f) (b)-(ḏ)t s¹ʿd-
3 hw (ḥ)ẓw rgly-hw
| 1 | The epithet of god Rymm is omitted due to lack of space. |
| ʿdf is the ancient name of the Jabal al-ʿAdan (cf. Robin 1985: 312). |
TRANSLATIONS
| French | |
1 ...Taʾlab, 2 Seigneur de ʿAdaf, parce qu'Il lui a accordé 3 le bon état (physique) de ses deux pieds. |
| Frantsouzoff 2016: 79-80 | Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2016. Nihm. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. With contribution by Christian J. Robin. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 8. Paris: De Boccard. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres; Collège de France, Laboratoire des Études Sémitiques anciennes; Académie des sciences de Russie Institut des manuscrits orientaux] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 15.5, w. 22.5 (upper censer) |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal al-ʿAdan |
| Ancient site | ʿdf |
| Geographical area | Nihm |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb |
| Notes | The object was seen on the surface of the site. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Frantsouzoff 2016: 79-80, pls 5/a, 5/b | Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2016. Nihm. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. With contribution by Christian J. Robin. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 8. Paris: De Boccard. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres; Collège de France, Laboratoire des Études Sémitiques anciennes; Académie des sciences de Russie Institut des manuscrits orientaux] |
| Robin 1985: 312 | Robin, Christian J. 1985. L'offrande d'une main en Arabie pré-islamique. Essai d'interprétation. Pages 307-320 in Christian J. Robin (ed.). Mélanges linguistiques offerts à Maxime Rodinson par ses élèves, ses collègues et ses amis. (Comptes rendus du Groupe linguistique d'études chamito-sémitiques. Supplément, 12). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. |