M 465 Ja 2287 A
Beeston 1972 c: pl. 24; Jamme 1974 b: pl. 17 a (facsimile)
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Marginal Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
GENERAL NOTES
| M 464 and M 465 are engraved on the opposite sides of the same stone. According to Jamme, they are part of the same text, while for Beeston they are independent texts (see commentary of M 464). |
TEXT
1 [... ...]—
2 ty yʿkr w-l ys¹tṣʿq w-yʾ[... ...]
3 [... ...] bn kl ḏ-ys¹tb-s¹((ḏ-yġrb-s¹)) w-s¹[... ...]
4 s¹brr w-s¹mtʿ Yʾws¹ʾl ḏn[... ...]—
5 y [... ]ʾḥly y[... ...]
| 1 | Jamme's reading: ...](r Tydʾlhn b)[... |
| 2 | Jamme's reading: beginning: ... m]ty; end: w-Yʾ(w)[s¹ʾl ... |
| 3 | Jamme's reading: ... Ty]dʾlhn bn (kl) ḏ-yġrb-s¹ w-s¹(n)[kr-s¹ ... ḏ-ys¹tb-s¹ is Beeston's reading. Jamme's ḏ-yġrb-s¹, however, finds many parallels in the Marginal Minaic inscriptions. |
| 4 | Jamme's reading: end: ḏn (b)[... |
| 5 | Jamme's reading: ... T]ydʾlhn b-ʾḥly Yʾws¹ʾ(l)[ ... |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 in the event of contradiction at any time, let it be proclaimed and ... 3 ... from all that which he ... 4 Yʾws¹ʾl has consecrated and offered this ... 5 ... perfumes ... |
| Beeston 1972 c: 54 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1972. The Minaean texts from al-ʿUla. Bulletin of the Institute of Archaeology: 52-54. |
| English | |
1 ...]. Taydʾilhân .[... 2 ... w]hen he shall return and so that he may make inquiries. And as to Yuʾawsʾil.... 3 ... Tay]dʾilhân from anyone who would remove it or chan[ge it ... 4 ...] has truly executed and carried through Yuʾawsʾil this .[... 5 ...Ta]ydʾilhân with the property of Yuʾawsʾil [... |
| Jamme 1974 b: 66 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1974. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe VII. Washington. 2019/07/22; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A205580#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 18.5, w. 22.3, th. 72 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-ʿUlā |
| Ancient site | Ddn |
| Geographical area | Ḥijāz |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Beeston 1972 c: 53-54, pl. 24 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1972. The Minaean texts from al-ʿUla. Bulletin of the Institute of Archaeology: 52-54. |
| Jamme 1974 b: 66, pl. 17 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1974. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe VII. Washington. 2019/07/22; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A205580#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed] |