Kamna 24
Bron 2013: 48, fig. 2
- Bron 2013: 48, fig. 2
- Bron 2013: 45, fig. 1
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ddʿhr bn Ḥyw ḏ-Ḫṭṭ
2 s²wʿ ʿṯtr ḏ-Rḥbh qyn
3 Wqhʾb w-Yḏrḥmlk s³lʾ
4 ʿṯtr ḏ-Rḥbh ʾlkrb
5 mwṯb s²wʿn b-rʿẓ Nbʿl
6 w-ʿṯtr ḏ-Rḥbh w-Mdhww
7 w-ʾldll w-ʿṯtr Ḥgr
8 b-Wqhʾb w-Yḏrḥmlk
9 w-Kmnhw w-b-Ḥyw ywm ḫḏʾ
10 b-ʿs²rt-rbʿ
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ddʿhr son of Ḥyw of the family Ḫṭṭ, 2 priest of ʿṯtr ḏ-Rḥbh, qyn of 3 Wqhʾb and Yḏrḥmlk, dedicated 4 to ʿṯtr ḏ-Rḥbh ʾlkrb, 5 vicary (?) of the priest, by the command of Nbʿl 6 and ʿṯtr ḏ-Rḥbh and Mdhww 7 and ʾldll and ʿṯtr Ḥgr, 8 by Wqhʾb and Yḏrḥmlk 9 and Kamna and by Ḥyw, when he humbled 10 fourteen times. |
| 5 | Bron suggests for mwṯb the meaning "celui qui siège à la place de, vicaire". |
| 9-10 | For ḫḏʾ Bron suggests a comparison with ḫaḏaʾa "s'abaisser, s'humilier" with allusion to the penitential ceremonies. As for b-ʿs²rt-rbʿ, interpreted as a numeral, Bron notes that in the Sabaic ciphers, the units precede the tens. |
| Bron 2013: 46-48 | Bron, François 2013. Deux nouvelles inscriptions provenant de Kamna. Raydān, 8: 45-50. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Throne |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kamna |
| Ancient site | Kmnhw |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 2013: 45-48, figs 1-2 | Bron, François 2013. Deux nouvelles inscriptions provenant de Kamna. Raydān, 8: 45-50. |