Shuḍayf 2020-1
Arbach and Rossi 2020: 33, fig. 8
By kind permission of M. Arbach
By kind permission of M. Arbach
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Northern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Cast | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Wʿdm bn S¹ʿ(d)m H—
2 bs²nyn hqny ʾlh-hw
3 ḏ-S¹mwy (b)-Yġrw ḥg s²f—
4 t-hw hn yqny-hw b-s²(ṭ)—
5 rt ṣrḫt-hw ʾ(ḏ) (mṭ)w|
6 (l)-Qrytm l-wfy-hw w-wf—
7 y byt-hw w-ʾḫy-h—
8 w [...]rh w-[.]s¹[..]
| 4-5 | The scribal omission of a letter of the verb (y<h>qny-hw) cannot be ruled out (see the commentary to the translation). Rossi remarks that the reading of last letter of l.4 is problematic. If it is a ṭ, the central bar is very close to the left bar. This differs from the ṭ in the following line, and we cannot rule out the reading s²brt, with the second bar of the b widening towards the bottom. However, since the root S²BR is not attested in ASA, the reading s²ṭrt is more likely. |
| 8 | Rossi remarks that the reading of l. 8 is highly hypothetical because of the poor state of preservation of the plaque and the mediocre quality of the photograph. In all likelihood, it contains the proper names of the author's brothers (cf. ʾḫy-hw, l. 7-8). After the first word separator, we can read a w or ʿ; the second sign may be s¹, b or another letter with two vertical bars; the third is w or ʿ; the last two letters are r and h. After the second divider: w; n or ḥ; s¹; m, ḍ or b; a sign that looks like a g, but we can't rule out the possibility that it's a very eroded m. It is not clear whether the last circular sign, which is unusually high (below the middle of the height of the letters) is w, ʿ or simply an irregularity in the metal surface. |
TRANSLATIONS
| French | |
1 Wʿdm fils de S¹ʿdm, le 2 Habashite, a offert (cet objet) à son dieu 3 dhū-Samāwī à Yaġrū, comme il (le) Lui 4 avait promis, … 5 …, quand il a fait une expédition 6 à Qaryat, pour sa protection et la protection 7 de sa maison et de ses (deux) frères 8 [... ...] |
| Arbach and Rossi 2020: 33 | Arbach, Mounir and Rossi, Irene 2020. Haram, cité antique du Jawf (Yémen): quelques bribes de dix siècles d'histoire et nouveaux textes amīrites. Semitica et Classica, 13: 19-47. 2024/01/13; https://dx.doi.org/10.1484/J.SEC.5.122979. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Shuḍayf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Yġrw of ḏ-S¹mwy |
| Notes | The origin of the plaque is inferred from the content of the inscription. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach and Rossi 2020: 31-35, fig. 8 | Arbach, Mounir and Rossi, Irene 2020. Haram, cité antique du Jawf (Yémen): quelques bribes de dix siècles d'histoire et nouveaux textes amīrites. Semitica et Classica, 13: 19-47. 2024/01/13; https://dx.doi.org/10.1484/J.SEC.5.122979. |