MṢM 7249
al-Aġbarī, Fahmī ʿAlī
al-Aġbarī 2015: 2, fig. 1
al-Aġbarī 2015: 2, fig. 1
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 S¹ʿdwdm bn Hwfʾ—
2 l hqny ḏ-S¹mwy b—
3 ʿl Byn hqnytn |
4 ḥg s²ft-hw ʾḏ s¹t—
5 ḥrm b-Byn mn mr—
6 ʾ-hw f-l tʿs¹mn ʾ—
7 ḏn ḏ-S¹mwy l-kl ḏ-y—
8 ktrbn-hw f-s¹mʿ-hw
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S¹ʿdwdm, son of Hwfʾl, 2 dedicated to ḏ-S¹mwy, Lord of 3 Byn, this offering, 4 as he promised Him when he was banned 5 in Byn from his 6 Lord. So might the will of ḏ-S¹mwy 7 be generous for everything that he 8 will ask Him. And in fact He fulfilled him. |
| 4-8 | ʾḏ s¹tḥrm b-Byn mn mrʾ-hw f-l tʿs¹mn ʾdn ḏ-S¹mwy l-kl ḏ-yktrbn-hw f-s¹mʿ-hw: "when he asked help in Byn from his Lord. And may be often repeated the protection of ḏ-S¹mwy on what he will ask Him. And He fulfills him" (al-Aġbarī F. 2015). |
| al-Aġbarī 2015: 2 | al-Aġbarī, Fahmī 2015. Naqš sabaʾī ǧadīda min nuqūš al-ihdāʾāt. Dirāsa fī dalālāti-hi al-luġawiyya wa-l-dīniyya. Pages 1-4 in Mounir Arbach and Jérémie Schiettecatte (eds). Pre-Islamic South Arabia and its Neighbours: New Developments of Research. Proceedings of the 17th Rencontres Sabéennes held in Paris, 6–8 June 2013. (BAR International Series, 2740). Oxford: Archaeopress. [British Foundation for the Study of Arabia Monographs, 16] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 7249 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 24, w. 18 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kharibat Hamdān |
| Ancient site | Hrm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Byn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Aġbarī 2015: 1-4, fig. 1 | al-Aġbarī, Fahmī 2015. Naqš sabaʾī ǧadīda min nuqūš al-ihdāʾāt. Dirāsa fī dalālāti-hi al-luġawiyya wa-l-dīniyya. Pages 1-4 in Mounir Arbach and Jérémie Schiettecatte (eds). Pre-Islamic South Arabia and its Neighbours: New Developments of Research. Proceedings of the 17th Rencontres Sabéennes held in Paris, 6–8 June 2013. (BAR International Series, 2740). Oxford: Archaeopress. [British Foundation for the Study of Arabia Monographs, 16] |