CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1981: pl. 1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Measure of letters5
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  Mtfʾm bn Hklm
   2  hqny ʾlmqh kl
   3  wld-hw

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mtfʾm, son of Hklm,
   2  dedicated to ʾlmqh all
   3  his children.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown (Private collection)
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 18.2, w. 49.8, th. 13.2
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteal-Hāmid
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaTihāma centrale
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh
NotesThe stone inscription was discovered in a small site located 5 km east of al-Hāmid.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1981: 96, pl. 1Jamme, Albert W.F. 1981. Pre-islamic Arabian Miscellanea. Pages 95-112 in Roswitha G. Stiegner (ed.). al-Hudhud. Festschrift Maria Höfner zum 80. Geburtstag. Graz: Karl-Franzens-Universität.