FB-Ḥawkam 1B
Bron 2009 a: pl. II
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 - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 ʾbʿly w-ʾws¹ʿm bnw ʾls²rḥ w-ʿbdm w-bn-s¹my Klb[n ... ...]
2 [.]mrm w-Klbn w-Ṣbḥm w-ʿydm bnw ʾdwḥ qynw ʾ[... ... —
3 .]m w-ʿṣmw ʾbʿly w-ʾws¹ʿm w-Klbn ḏt Rḥbn w-S³ḥ[rm ... ...]—
4 [.]ʿn s¹qnyw Ḥwkm Nbṭ w-ʾlhy bytn S²bʿn ṯwr w-s¹q[nyt ... ...]—
5 [.] frʿm w-ʿs²rm frʿw w-ʿs²r l-Ḥwkm w-ʾlh-s¹ww b-ḏtm[ ... ...]—
6 [.] ʾʾḏn-s¹m w-kl ʾwld-s¹m w-ʾqny-s¹m w-ʾbyt-s¹m Yʿd[ ... ... b-]
7 ʿṯtr w-b ʿm w-b ʾnby w-b Ḥwkm w-b ʿm ḏ-Rymtm[ ... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾbʿly and ʾws¹ʿm descendants of ʾls²rḥ and ʿbdm, and the sons of them both Klbn [... ...] 2 [.]mrm, Klbn, Ṣbḥm and ʿydm, of the family ʾdwḥ, the two qynw of ʾ[... ...] 3 .. and ʾbʿly, ʾws¹ʿm and Klbn did a covenant with ḏt Rḥbn, S³ḥrm [... ...] 4 ... dedicated to Ḥwkm Nbṭ and the gods of the temple S²bʿn the bull and the dedication [... ...] 5 [.] as a tribute and tithe they had to pay and give for Ḥwkm and His gods, because [... ...] 6 . their faculties and all their children and their properties and their houses Yʿd [... ...] by 7 ʿṯtr, ʿm, ʾnby, Ḥwkm, ʿm ḏ-Rymtm [... ...] |
| 3 | Bron translates the verb ʿṣmw with "ont voué". |
| 4 | in FB-Ḥawkam 6, 2-3: bn frʿm w-ʿs²rm frʿw w-ʿs²r l-Ḥwkm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar al-ʿĀdī |
| Ancient site | Mrymtm |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Ḥwkm Nbṭ w-ʾlhy bytn S²bʿn |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 2009 a: 121-122, fig. 2 | Bron, François 2009. Trois nouvelles dédicaces qatabanites à Ḥawkam. Orientalia, 78/2: 121-126. |