Kāniṭ Museum 9
Rijziger 2016: 17, fig. 23
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| As suggested by Rijziger, the text may be partially restored thanks to CIH 349. |
TEXT
1 [W](hb)lt Ynʿm bn[ ... ... ... ...]—
2 ʿm w-Krbʿṯt Yfr[ʿ ... ...]
3 S³ḥryn w-Ḥmym b[... ... Tʾ]—
4 lb R<y>mm bʿl Ḫḍʿt[n b]—
5 n mlt-hmw bn hg[rn ... ... b-ḏ]—
6 t s¹ʿd-hmw hrg m[... ... Tʾ]—
7 lb ġnmm w-s²ym wf[y-hmw ... ...]
8 hmw bny Hmdn w-s²[ʿb-hmw ... ...]
9 hmw w-wḍʿ ḍr-hmw w-[s²nʾ-hmw ... ...]
| 1-2 | [... ...]ʿm could be a patronymic. |
| 3 | S³ḥryn could be a nisbe. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [W]hblt Ynʿm, son of [...] 2 ʿm, and Krbʿṯt Yfr[ʿ, son of ..., and his/their sons(?)] 3 S³ḥryn and Ḥmym [... have dedicated to their patron god] 4 Taʾlab Riyāmim, master of Ḫḍʿt[n of the city of Ukāniṭ, this statue] 5 from their war booty from the city [of ..., because he] 6 has granted them to kill [in great numbers, and that Taʾlab may continue] 7 (to give) booty and assure [safety to them and to grant them the favor of their lords,] 8 the Banū Hamdān, and [their tribe Ḥāshidum...] 9 and (that he may) humiliate their foe and [their enemy. By Taʾlab Riyāmim.] |
| 1-9 | The integrated parts are based on the editor restoration of this inscription (according to the parallel text CIH 349). |
| Rijziger 2016: 17-19 | Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Kāniṭ, Museum |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kāniṭ |
| Ancient site | ʾknṭ |
| Geographical area | Arhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Ḫḍʿtn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Rijziger 2016: 17-19, fig. 23 | Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573. |