CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  S²rḥ[ʿ]ṯt ʾ[...] w-b—
   2  ny [... ...] w-S¹[ʿ]dʾwm
   3  w-H[... ...]n bn[w]
   4  Btʿ w-H[mdn w-b]ny-hmw |
   5  hqnyw [s²ym-h]mw T[ʾl]—
   6  b Rym[m bʿl] S²ṣrm (l)-
   7  s¹ʿd-hm[w h]ẓym w-nʿm—
   8  tm w-mngt [ṣdqm w-l]
   9  ḏt nʿmt w-tnʿmn l-[b]—
  10  ny Btʿ w-s²ʿb-hmw [b]-
  11  Tʾlb Rymm [... ...]
  12  [... ...]

Apparatus
CIH's reading.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S²rḥʿṯt ʾ[...] and [his] sons
   2  [... ...], S¹ʿdʾwm
   3  and H[... ...]n, descendants of
   4  Btʿ and Hamdān, and their sons
   5  dedicated to their Patron Tʾl‒
   6  b Rymm Master of S²ṣrm, so that He may
   7  grant them goodwill, prosperity
   8  and good luck, and because
   9  it has been and will be favourable, for
  10  the banū Btʿ and their tribe, by
  11  Tʾlb Rymm [... ..]
  12  [... ...].

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteḤāz
Ancient siteḤzym
Geographical areaHamdān
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Tʾlb Rymm bʿl S²ṣrm
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