al-ʿĀdī 7
al-Hajj, Mohammad
al-Hajj 2015: 162, fig. 24
al-Hajj 2015: 162, fig. 24
- al-Hajj, Mohammad
al-Hajj 2015: 162, fig. 24 - al-Hajj, Mohammad
al-Hajj 2015: 162, facsimile 7
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
TEXT
1 Lḥyʿm bn Whbʾl bn M(r)[... ...]
2 [by]tn S²bʿn ṣlm ḏhbn w-t[... ...]
3 b-yrdʾ Ḥwkm Lḥyʿm b[... ... Ḥ]—
4 wkm ʾḏn-s¹ w-ʾḫ-s¹ww Ys²[... ...]—
5 m rṯd Ḥwkm s¹qnyt-s¹ [... ...]
| 4 | The editor restored Ys²[rḥʿm]. |
| 5 | The editor restored [bn ms¹nkrm w-ms¹fʾym bn brṯs¹]. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Lḥyʿm, son of Whbʾl, of the family M(r)[... ...] 2 the temple S²bʿn, the bronze statue and [... ...], 3 in what Ḥwkm will help Lḥyʿm [... ...] 4 Ḥwkm, his faculties and his brothers Ys²[... ...] 5 he committed to Ḥwkm his dedication [... ...]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 24, w. 25, th. 7 |
| 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 S²bʿn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Hajj 2015: 162-167, figs 25-28 and facsimile | al-Hajj, Mohammed 2015. Nuqūš qatabāniyya min Haǧar al-ʿĀdī (Maryama qadīman). Dirāsa fī dalālāti-hā al-luġawiyya wa-l-dīniyya al-taʾriḫiyya. (King Saud University). (Series of Refereed Studies, 4). |