RES 3550 Q 36; CSAI I, 21
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949 a: pl. I
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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 | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn bn S²hr mkrb Qtbn w-kl
2 wld-ʿm w-ʾws¹n w-Kḥd w-Dhs¹m w-Tb—
3 nw mḫḍ w-brr w-wzl w-ṣll mnqln Mblqt ʾs¹n
4 Brm w-Ḥrb w-bny w-s¹ḥdṯ byt Wdm w-ʾṯrt w-mḫtn
5 mlkn b-Qly b-mn[s²]ʾ Qtbn w-ʾḫyl ḏ-Brm w-Hrbt
6 b-ʿṯtr w-b ʿm w-b ʾnby w-b Ḥwkm w-b ḏt Ṣntm
7 w-b-ḏt Ẓhrn-w-b-ḏt Rḥbn
| 2 | between Kḥ and d there is a gap on the rock. |
| 4 | mḫtn is probably a form fʿln. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn, son of S²hr, mukarrib of Qatabān and of all 2 the children of ʿm and of Awsān and Kḥd and Dhs¹m and Tb- 3 nw hewed out, opened up, smoothed and paved the Mblqt pass that of 4 Brm and Ḥrb, and built and restored the temple of Wdm and ʾṯrt and the king's shelter 5 in Qly, through the mobilization of Qatabān and the power of the people of Brm and Hrbt; 6 by ʿṯtr and by ʿm and by ʾnby and by Ḥwkm and by ḏt Ṣntm 7 and by ḏt Ẓhrn and by ḏt Rḥbn. |
| 3 | at the end of the line ʾs¹n is a term employed as a determinative pronoun “that of”, and it must probably not to be taken as a preposition “between”. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Measures | h. 24, w. 1.05 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿAqabat Mablaqa |
| Ancient site | Mblqt |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949 a: 77, pl. 1 (facsimile) | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Huitième série. Le Muséon, 62: 55-124. |
| Wissmann 1968: 21 | Wissmann, Hermann von 1968. Zur Archäologie und antiken Geographie von Südarabien. Ḥaḍramaut, Qatabān und das ʿAden-Gebiet in der Antike. (Uitgaven van het, Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te İstanbul, 24). Istanbul: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten. |