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al-Jawf 04.38


Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: pl. 13/39

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters6.8
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  .mʾ[.. ... ...]←wm ḏ-S²wḏḥm m[..←..] ḏ-[.]lqẓ h[q]←(ny )(ḏ)t (Ns²)qm |

Apparatus
1According to the editors, the text begins on a different side of the altar.
A: ... ḏ-Lqẓ hq; B: ny ḏt Ns²q (symbol); C: mʾ...; D: wm ḏ-S²wḏḥm m...
However, it is more probable that the name of the goddess, followed by her symbol, is at the end of the text.
Third side: ḏ-[Y]lqẓ (the Minaean clan) is a possible restoration.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum
Support typeArtefact » Altar
ShapeWith rectangular base
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 59.5, w. top 26, w. base 32
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (wādī al-Jawf)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jawf
CountryYemen
NotesThe provenance of the inscription is not sure. It could come from Nashq, as it is a dedication to the goddess ḏt Ns²qm, or from Nashshān, if it dates back to the end of period A, when the Sabaic language was also employed in the town (cf. al-Jawf 04.8 and Moussaieff 22).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: 54-55, pl. 13/39Arbach, Mounir and Schiettecatte, Jérémie 2006. Catalogue des pièces archéologiques et épigraphiques du Jawf au Musée National de Ṣanʿâʾ. Ṣanʿâʾ National Museum. Ṣanʿāʾ: Centre français d'archéologie et de sciences sociales de Ṣanʿâʾ. [Text in French and Arabic]