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MAFY-Banū-Zubayr 2


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodE
Date512 Ḥim
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

GENERAL NOTES

The text quotes the construction of a basin in the territory of the temple of Tʾlb.

TEXT


   1  [... ... ](t)n s²hd ʿr-Ḏqn w—
   2  (z)ʾ krf-hmw ḏ-b-(ḫ)lf mḥrm
   3  (T)ʾlb w-kwn ḏn-ṯwbn b-ḫ—
   4  (rf)n ḏ-l-ṯ(t) w-ʿs²rt w-ḫms¹ mʾtm

TRANSLATIONS

CSAI
English

   1  [... ...] ? mountain Ḏqn strengthened
   2  their cistern, which is near the gate of the temple
   3  of Tʾlb. This repair was in the
   4  year five hundred and twelve.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteBanī Zubayr
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaʿAmrān
CountryYemen
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CULTURAL NOTES

Religion
This text referring to a temple of the God Tʾlb is considered the only exception during the monotheistic period. However, as Robin declares (2003: 106), we are not sure that the temple was actually still in use at that time.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1977 a: 392-398 and pl. 138/bRobin, Christian J. 1977. Le pays de Hamdān et Ḫawlān Quḍāʾa (Nord-Yémen) avant l'Islam. (Université Pantheon-Sorbonne, Paris I).
Gajda 1997: 12Gajda, Iwona 1997. Ḥimyar gagné par le monothéisme (IVe-VIe siècle de l'ère chrétienne). Ambitions et ruine d'un royaume de l'Arabie méridionale antique. (Université d'Aix-en-Provence).
Robin 2003: 106Robin, Christian J. 2003. Le judaïsme de Ḥimyar. Arabia. Revue de Sabéologie, 1: 97-172.
Müller, Walter W. 2010: 60Müller, Walter W. 2010. Sabäische Inschriften nach Ären datiert. Bibliographie, Texte und Glossar. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission, 53). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.