CIAS 47.11/b 5 RES 3965; Q 102; CSAI I, 44
CIAS: i, 119
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 | Construction text |
TEXT
1 ʾḥrm w-(Ḏ)[... ... ]dm w-ʾlnʾd w-ʾls¹ʿd
2 w-bn-s¹my (S¹)[... ... ](b)nw Ṯʿym brʾw w-s¹—
3 wṯr w-s¹tbʿ [....](m)[....]l bn s²rs¹m ʿd fr—
4 ʿm b-ḥg (ʾ)[nb](y) w-ʾl[ tʿ](l)y b-ʿṯtr w-b ʿm |
5 w-b ʾnby w-b (m)nḍḥ-s¹[m ]Wrfw ʾmr-ʿm w-b-ḏt |
6 Ṣntm w-b-ḏt Ẓhrn w-(b)-rdʾ ʾs²ms¹-s¹m w-b ʾm—
7 rʾ-s¹m Wrwʾl Ġyln Yhnʿm mlk Qtbn |
8 w-Frʿkrb Yhwḍʿ bnw S²hr
| 2 | the first letter of the personal name could be also ʾ. |
| 6 | ʾs²ms¹ is here a common noun and not a theonym. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾḥrm and Ḏ[... ...]dm and ʾlnʾd and ʾls¹ʿd 2 and their son [... ...] they of Ṯʿym constructed and laid 3 the foundations and finished [... ...]from foundation to 4 top, according to the orders of ʾnby, and let there be no violation thereof; by ʿṯtr and by ʿm 5 and by ʾnby and by their protector Wrfw ʾmr-ʿm and by ḏt 6 Ṣntm and by ḏt Ẓhrn and with the help of their solar deities and by their 7 lords Wrwʾl Ġyln Yhnʿm king of Qatabān 8 and Frʿkrb Yhwḍʿ sons of S²hr. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 45, w. 58 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | The archaeological context is not clear. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 117-123, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |
| Pirenne 1966: 98 | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1966. Contribution à l'épigraphie sud-arabiques. Semitica, 16: 73-99. |