Haram 38 Gl 1081; CIH 434
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
- By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
- Robin 1992 a: pl.13
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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 | Construction text |
GENERAL NOTES
| Because no distinctive Northern Sabaic feature is attested, the inscription has been classified as Central Middle Sabaic, albeit it belongs to the Amiritic cultural context. |
TEXT
1 (|)s²ʿbn(([|](ʾ)s²ʿbn)) ʾhl ʿṯtr
2 | bnyw w-s¹qf mḥr—
3 m ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn bn
4 | ḏt hwrtn ʿdy |
5 ṣlwt byn ḏn mḥ—
6 rmn w-mbs¹ln w-q—
7 tdm-hmw Ns¹rm b—
8 n Ḥmmm qdmn b-
9 s²fr-hw w-s²fr Wʾl—
10 m bn ʾymm w-ʿb—
11 dm bn Ynʿm w-N—
12 ṣrʾl bn Nṣlt w-
13 hrdʾ-hmw s²fr W—
14 hbm bn Ms¹ʿdm m—
15 lk Kmnhw w-Nhy—
16 (t) bn Mlkm w-Gr(ḥ)—
17 (m)( bn )(Whbʾl)( w)-(ʾ)—
18 [... ...]
| 1 | According to Robin, the first sign at the beginning of l. 1 might be a word divider, probably preceded by a symbol. An alternative interpretation is to consider it an alif, probably preceded by a word divider. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 The tribe "community of ʿṯtr" 2 constructed and roofed the temple 3 of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn, from 4 this pillar (?) up to 5 the portico (?), between this 6 temple and the the cooking-place (?); and 7 Ns¹rm son of 8 de Ḥmmm, the leader, directed them, 9 with his labour-force, and the labour-force of Wʾlm 10 son of ʾymm, of ʿbdm 11 son of Ynʿm and of 12 Nṣrʾl son of Nṣlt; 13 and helped him the labour-force of 14 Whbm son of Ms¹ʿdm, king of 15 Kamna, of Nhyt 16 son of Mlkn, Grḥm 17 son of Whbʾl, and 18 [... ...] |
| Robin 1992 a: 108 | Robin, Christian J. 1992. Inabbaʾ, Haram, al-Kāfir, Kamna et al-Ḥarāshif. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 3 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Aniconic stela |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 99, w. 30.5, th. 14 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kharibat Hamdān |
| Ancient site | Hrm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIH: II/2, 124-127, pl. XII | 1889-1930. Inscriptiones Himyariticas et Sabaeas Continens. CIS, Corpus inscriptionum semiticarum ab Academia Inscriptionum et Litterarum Humaniorum conditum atque digestum. (3 vols), Paris: Imprimerie nationale. [Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres.] |
| Robin 1992 a: 107-109, pl. 13 | Robin, Christian J. 1992. Inabbaʾ, Haram, al-Kāfir, Kamna et al-Ḥarāshif. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 1. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |