Ja 2137 CIH 3; Ry 499
Ryckmans, Jacques 1978: 63, pl. 1
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Cast | ||
| Measure of letters | 1.3 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| Text identical with Ry 499. Chronologically it could also be of period D. The plaque has been acquired in Ṣanʿāʾ. |
TEXT
1 S¹ʿds²ms¹—
2 m bn Ml—
3 km hqny
4 Tʾlb Ry—
5 mm ʿdy |
6 mṭwr ʾh—
7 grn l-wf—
8 y qny-hm—
9 w w-l-yzʾ—
10 n hwfyn{|}-
11 hmw |
| 6-7 | Mṭwr ʾhgrn as a name of sanctuary (Robin 1982 a: 52). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S¹ʿds²ms¹- 2 m, son of Ml- 3 km, dedicated to 4 Tʾlb Ry- 5 mm, in 6 the irrigated fields (or: enclosure?) of ʾh- 7 grn, for the safe- 8 ty of their property; 9 and may He continue 10 to save 11 them. |
| Jamme translates mṭwr with "irrigated fields". However, in dedicatory inscriptions the preposition ʿdy usually introduces a name for "temple" or the proper name of the temple itself. In fact, Robin (1982 a: 52) maintains that it is a temple name. The term could also mean a rural (?) temple (lit.: "enclosure"). |
| Jamme 1970 b | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1970. The pre-Islamic Inscriptions of the Riyâdh Museum. Oriens Antiquus, 9: 113-139. |
| Robin 1982 a | Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Riyāḍ, Museum, M 27 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 16, w. 6.3, th. 0.2 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953: 268-269, pl. 1 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Dixième série. Le Muséon, 66: 267-317. |
| Jamme 1970 b: 120 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1970. The pre-Islamic Inscriptions of the Riyâdh Museum. Oriens Antiquus, 9: 113-139. |
| Ryckmans, Jacques 1978: pl. 1 | Ryckmans, Jacques 1978. Some technical aspects of the inscribed South Arabian bronze inscriptions cast in relief. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 8: 53-65. |
| Jändl 2009: 80 | Jändl, Barbara 2009. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Metall. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 4). Tübingen: Wasmuth / Berlin: Wasmuth. |
| Robin 1982 a | Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul. |