X.BSB 100 Mon.script.sab. 129
Stein 2004: fig. 1
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic | ||||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||||
| Script typology | Minuscule writing | ||||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Letter |
TEXT
1 ṭbytm l-Hṯb w-Ṯwbʾl w-Mṯwbm bn—
2 y ḏ-Grfm ʿm-n bn-kmw w-ʿbd-kmw ʾ—
3 ṯbt w-l-kmw l-yhṣbḥn ʿṯtr w-ʾlm—
4 qhw nʿmtm w-hʾrk ywm-kmw w-h h—
5 nḥr b-ʾlbb-kmw ḏt l-yʿkm-hw qd—
6 mm w-bn-hw ʾṯrm w-ʾntmw ʿlmk—
7 mw k-ʾl yḥts¹b-kmw hny s³(ʿ) ʾbh-h—
8 mw w-
9 ʾmrʾ-hmw w-ʾntmw ʿlmkmw k(l) w-
10 mṯl ḏ-Grfm hʾ fmn ʾl ḏ-ḫdg s¹bʿy
11 blṭm klm ftdyn s¹ʾlm w-hbkm-h—
12 w f-ʾrḫnn ḏt tfnwnn w-rqn b-ʿm ḏ-Qd—
13 mm w-mr wkr-hw ḏ-ʿkrkmw w-bhl lm h—
14 ḥdṯn l-kmw w-l-kmw (n)ʿmtm
| Ll.1-8 on the recto, ll.9-14 on the verso. | |
| L.13: w-mr w-krhw as two verbs (Stein 2004). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Message to Hṯb, Ṯwbʾl, and Mṯwbm, members 2 of (the clan) ḏ-Grfm, from your son and your servant 3 ʾṯbt. May ʿṯtr and ʾlmqhw make good fortune 4 shine upon you, and prolong your day. And behold [?], he [scil. the sender] has 5 complained to your hearts (about) that (in which) you have afflicted him before 6 and also subsequently. Yet you know 7 that they do not charge to your account anything [?] of the wealth [?] of their ancestors 8 and 9 their lords. Yet you know all (that)! And it 10 is a parable of the (clan) ḏ-Grfm that saying: 'No one leaves (unpaid) seventy 11 blṭ(-coins), since for paying a demand you have (already) spent it [scil. the money?]'. 12 So make sure that you send the money with the (member) of (the clan) ḏ-Qdmm! 13 For he came and reported (that) they refused what you have claimed and said (it) in order to 14 renew (the transaction) for you. And good luck be with you! |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Mon.script.sab. 129 |
| Support type | Stick |
| Material | Wood |
| Measures | h. 2.6, l. 14.90 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Stein 2004: 331-341, fig. 1 | Stein, Peter 2004. A Sabaic proverb. The Sabaic minuscule inscription Mon.scrip.sab 129. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 34: 331-341. |