Ḥaṣī 9 MAFRAY-al-Zāhir 3
Robin 2001 b: 222, fig. 29
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.8 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
GENERAL NOTES
| Robin 2001 b: 195 notes that the writing of this inscription is very similar to that of the Qatabanian inscription Ja 878. This latter is datable at the end of the 1st century AD. |
TEXT
1 [...]m (w)-Mrm w-Whb(ʿ)m w-ʿmʾl w-Rṯdʿm(H)wf w-H[...]—
2 [.]t Nbṭ bnw (Ḍ)r(n) w-ʿrgn ʿs¹yw w-ẓrb w-brʾ w-hw[ṯ]—
3 r w-hqḥ w-hs²qr w-hnkṯ w-ndb byt-hmw Yrs³ w-kl ʾḫ[ṭ]—
4 b-hw w-mṣ(dq)-hw l-hmw w-l ḏ-ʾʿḏr-hmw byt brʾw w-h—
5 [....]-h(m)w Hwfʿm w-[....] (Ḍ)r w-ʾlwd-hmy b-hgrn Ḥ—
6 [ṣy ... ...]((Ḥ[ṣym ... ...])) w-mṣnʿt [.]
7 [... ...]
| 1-2 | According to the editor the integration Hwfʿṯt is possible. |
| 5-6 | Robin suggests the possibility that the toponym might also be integrated Ḥṣym (Robin 2005-2006 a: 36). |
TRANSLATIONS
| French | |
1 ...m, Mrm, Wahabʿamm, ʿAmmīʾīl, Rathadʿamm Hwf, (H)[...]- 2 [.]t Nabaṭ, banū Ḍarrān et ʿrgn ont acquis, pris possession, édifié, posé les fon[da]- 3 tions, complété, terminé, emménagé (?) et nommé (?) leur palais Yrs³, toutes ses dépen- 4 dances et son titre de propriété, pour eux et leur proches, palais qu'avaient édifié et 5 [construit pour] eux Hawfīʿamm et [Ṣabāḥum] (Ḍ)r et leurs enfants dans la ville de Ḥa- 6 [ṣī ................].................... et la citadelle .. 7 [.. .. .. ..] |
| Robin 2001 b: 196-197 | Robin, Christian J. 2001. Les inscriptions de Ḥaṣī. Raydān, 7: 179-223. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 33, w. 71.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | az-Zāhir |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | This stone is reemployed in the house of ʿAbd al-Qawī Ḥusayn al-Ḥumayqānī. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 2001 b: 195-197, 222, fig. 29 | Robin, Christian J. 2001. Les inscriptions de Ḥaṣī. Raydān, 7: 179-223. |
| Robin 2005-2006 a: 36 | Robin, Christian J. 2005-2006. Les banū Haṣbaḥ, princes de la commune de Maḍḥām. Arabia. Revue de Sabéologie, 3: 31-110. |