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YM 1965
Müller, Walter W. 1987 b: 73, pl. 6/2
Müller, Walter W. 1987 b: 73, pl. 6/2
Catalogue 2000: 336, fig. 205
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Lḥyʿṯt ḏ-Nʾs¹m
2 hqny S²ms¹m bʿl—
3 t Fnwtm ms³ndn
4 ḥg-n yqht b-ms¹ʾ—
5 l-h w-S²ms¹m l-ts³f—
6 n-hw nʿmtm w-y—
7 fym
| 3 | Fnwtm is the name of a sanctuary (or cult place) of Šams, until now unknown. |
| 4 | yqht instead of wqht. |
| 6-7 | yfym: another example of y at the beginning instead of w. |
TRANSLATIONS
| German | |
1 Laḥayʿaṯt von (der Sippe) Nuʾāsum 2 hat gewidmet der Sonne(ngöttin), der Herrin 3 von Fanwatum, die(se) Inschrift, 4 so wie sie befohlen hatte in ihrem Orakel. 5 Und die Sonne(ngöttin) möge ihm vermehren 6 Wohlergehen und 7 Heil. |
| Müller, Walter W. 1987 b: 68-70 | Müller, Walter W. 1987. Zwei sabäische Votivinschriften an die Sonnengöttin: Nami 74 und Yemen Museum 1965. Pages 57-73 in Christian J. Robin and Muḥammad ʿA. Bāfaqīh (eds). Ṣayhadica. Recherches sur les inscriptions de l'Arabie préislamique offertes par ses collègues au professeur A.F. L. Beeston. (Arabie préislamique, 1). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 1965 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 49, w. 30.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ghaymān |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Ghaymān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Fnwtm of S²ms¹m. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, Walter W. 1987 b: 68-70, pl. 6/2 | Müller, Walter W. 1987. Zwei sabäische Votivinschriften an die Sonnengöttin: Nami 74 und Yemen Museum 1965. Pages 57-73 in Christian J. Robin and Muḥammad ʿA. Bāfaqīh (eds). Ṣayhadica. Recherches sur les inscriptions de l'Arabie préislamique offertes par ses collègues au professeur A.F. L. Beeston. (Arabie préislamique, 1). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. |