Ja 865 Ry 371; Q 844; CSAI I, 165
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Cast |
| Measure of letters | 1.6 |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The new photo confirmed Jamme's reading, in particular for the name of the goddess, to whom the dedication was made. |
TEXT
1 Hwfʾl bn ʿ—
2 my(f)ʿ bn Bḥt—
3 n s¹qny mrʾ-s¹
4 ʿ(zy)n s¹qnyt
5 ḏhbn ʿd byt-
6 s¹ (b)-Wnb b-ḏtm
7 tkrb-s¹ bn-ʿl—
8 w ḫrfm yfʿ
9 (ḏ)-ṣdr-s¹ rṯd-s¹
10 nfs¹-s¹ w-mqm-s¹
11 b(n)-kl (q)yntm
| 2 | Ryckmans reads Myfʿ. |
| 4 | The reading of the god's name proposed by Jamme (ʿzyn) seems to be more reasonable than the one suggested by Ryckmans: ʿ(m-R)y[ʿ]n. |
| 6 | [b .]nb (Ryckmans), b-[W]nb (Jamme); possible other reading: Mwnb. |
| 9 | Jamme reads b-ṣdr-s¹. |
| 11 | we accept here the Ryckmans' suggestion: [q]yntm as a mistake for qnytm. Jamme reads (s²)yntm without any meaning. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hwfʾl, son of ʿ- 2 myfʿ, of the family Bḥt- 3 n, dedicated to his Lord 4 ʿz[.]n one bronze 5 dedication in His tem- 6 ple [.] Wnb (?) for what 7 he asked Him from 8 the crops which he deducted 9 the best part of it (as an offering); he has committed to Him 10 his life and his possessions 11 from all the property (?). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 264=AM 360 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 23, w. 10.5, th. 0.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
In this text the goddess ʿzyn has a masculine epithet (mrʾ, "Lord"). This is not unusual in Qatabanic (see the mention of ʾṯrt in Aylward 2=CSAI I, 123).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949 a: 67-68, 89, facsimile | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Huitième série. Le Muséon, 62: 55-124. |
| Jamme 1957 b: 2-5 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1957. Quatre inscriptions sud-arabes. Washington. [Privately printed] |
| Prioletta 2009: 206-209, fig.4 | Prioletta, Alessia 2009. I musei dello Yemen 2. Note su alcune iscrizioni qatabaniche al museo nazionale di Aden e al museo di Zinjibar. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 32: 201-219. |