MuB 574 CSAI I, 52
By kind permission of Mission Qatabān
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 ʾmt ḏt Fhdm brʾ—
2 t w-s¹qḥ byt-s¹ Yʿd
| 1 | we are not sure that Fdhm was a name of group as it is attested once as a name of person (see BM 141586). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾmt of the family Fhdm constructed 2 and completed her house Yʿd. |
| German | |
1 ʾAmat aus der Sippe Fahdum hat 2 ihr Haus Yaʿūd gebaut und vollendet. |
| Nebes 2011 b: 382 | Nebes, Norbert 2011. Altsüdarabische Bauinschriften. Pages 367-387 in Bernd Janowski, Daniel Schwemer and Daniel Arpagaus (eds). Grab-, Sarg-, Bau- und Votivinschriften. Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge. 6. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bayḥān, Museum, 574 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 27, w. 110 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādi Ḫirr |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house Yʿd |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
This text is a proof that a woman, the dedicant, can build and be the owner of a house. Her name is also interesting.
Its meaning might be: "the servant (of the god)".
Its meaning might be: "the servant (of the god)".
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Avanzini et al. 1994: 33, pl. 13/3 | Avanzini, Alessandra, Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA., Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Robin, Christian J. 1994. Materiali per il Corpus Qatabanico. Raydān, 6: 17-36. |