FB-Ḥawkam 3
Bron 2009 a: pl. IV
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Cast | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 S¹ʿdʿm w-bn-s¹ww S¹ʿds²ms¹m w-Nʿdm
2 Brnṭm ḏtw Wnb s¹qnyw l-ʾl-s¹m w-mrʾ-
3 s¹m Ḥwkm Nbṭ w-ʾlh-s¹ww ʾlhy bytn
4 S²bʿn ṯnty s¹qnytnyw t ḏt ṣrfm k—
5 wn mddt-s¹ ḫms¹y s¹lʿtm w-t ḏt ḏh—
6 bm ḏt ʿs²r s¹lʿtm ʿd mḥrm-s¹ Mnʿm frʿ—
7 m ks³ʾ l-mrʾ-s¹m Ḥwkm b-hgrnyhn Ẓfr |
8 w-Mrymtm ḥg wqh b-ms¹ʾl-s¹ w-Ḥwkm w-
9 ʾlh-s¹ww l-ys²mwn wfy w-ṣḥ ḏn ʾs¹dn w-
10 bn-s¹m w-bkl-s¹m w-ḏn ṣḥ l-s¹m w-rṯdw |
11 ḏn ʾs¹dn s¹qnyty-s¹m bn ms¹nkr—
12 m w-ms¹fʾym bn ʾbrṯ-s¹my b-ʿṯt—
13 r w-ʿm w-ʾnby w-Ḥwkm |
14 w-ʾlhy bytn S²bʿn
| 4 | the letter t here and in the line 5 is preceded by a sign similar to the one used with ciphers; it is interpreted by Bron as a sign of punctuation. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S¹ʿdʿm and his two sons S¹ʿds²ms¹m and Nʿdm 2 Brnṭm, of Wnb, dedicated to their god and their 3 lord Ḥwkm Nbṭ and His gods, the gods of the temple 4 S²bʿn, two dedications - one in silver, 5 whose value is fifty s¹lʿ, the other in bronze, 6 of ten s¹lʿ - in His temple of Mnʿm, as a tribute 7 which they collected (or: which is found) for their lord Ḥwkm in the two cities of Ẓfr 8 and Mrymtm, as He had ordered in His oracle; and as for Ḥwkm and 9 His gods, may they assure the safety and the health of these men and of 10 their sons and their people, and this health for them; and these men 11 committed their two dedications against everyone who may damage 12 and remove (them) from their places; by ʿṯtr, 13 ʿm, ʾnby, Ḥwkm 14 and the gods of the temple S²bʿn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar al-ʿĀdī |
| Ancient site | Mrymtm |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Mnʿm of Ḥwkm Nbṭ w-ʾlhy bytn S²bʿn |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
It is interesting to find quoted together the two towns of Ẓafār and Maryamat.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 2009 a: 124-126, fig. 4 | Bron, François 2009. Trois nouvelles dédicaces qatabanites à Ḥawkam. Orientalia, 78/2: 121-126. |