Kāniṭ Museum 16
Rijziger 2016: 25, fig. 30
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 |
TEXT
1 [... ...]w [...] (h) [.](ḏ)[..] hqnyw [... ...]
2 [... ...]ṣlmn ḥmdm [b-ḏt] hwfy-(hm)w b[... ...]
3 [... ...]w [ḍ]r(m) b-(ʿ)br ʾ[mrʾ-hmw] ʾmlk [... ...]
4 [... ...] Ḥmyrm w-b-ḏt [hw](f)y-hmw b-ḍr s²[... ...]
5 [... ...]mm w-b-ḏt hwf[y ] kl ḍmr w-ʿs³b(t) [... ...]
6 [... ... ʾwldm] ʾ(ḏ)krm h[nʾ]m w-ʾṯmr ṣ(d)[qm ... ...]
7 [... ...ʾmrʾ]-hmw bn(y) [H]mdn w-s²ʿb-hmw [Ḥs²dm ... ...]
8 [... ...w](l) (g)yb-hmw b[n... ...]
9 [... ...] (mlʾ) [... ...]
| 7 | For the restoration of this passage see CIH 349,7. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [...] ... have dedicated [...] 2 [...] a statue out of praise because he has granted them (or: he has saved them) [...] 3 [...] a war against [their lords], the kings [of ...] 4 [...] Ḥmyrm (Ḥimyar) and because he has granted them safety in the war [...] 5 [...] and because he has protected all ḍmr and pastureland [...] 6 [...] pleasing male [offspring] and healty fruits [...] 7 [... their lords], the Banū Hamdān, and their tribe [Ḥāshidum ...] 8 [...] and that he may protect them against [...] 9 [...] |
| 5 | The meaning of ḍmr in this context is unclear. It may have a similar meaning to ʿs³bt like "grassland"; usually it is connected with financial contract. |
| Rijziger 2016: 24-26 | 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 |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Rijziger 2016: 24-26, fig. 30 | Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573. |