RES 3991 RW 71; Gl 1178
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 43, n. 25
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 4 |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [.... ʾ]zʾd w-bn[y-hw... ...]
2 [....] w-Yrdʿ ʾw(ẓ)n bnw ʿmʿ—
3 [ly ʾ]dm bny S¹ḫymm hq[nyw]
4 [s²]ym-hmw Tʾlb Rymm [bʿl]
5 Kbdm ṣlmn ḥmdm b-ḏt
6 s²f w-mtʿn ʿbd-hw ʿmkr[b b]—
7 n ts²yn s²yn rgl-hw b(m)[.]
8 [.]tn b-hgrn S²bmm b-ḫrf
9 ʾlkrb bn Mʿdʾl bn Yh—
10 s³ḥm w-hṯbw l-s²ym-hm[w]
11 Tʾlb tʾmnm b-ḏt s²f [w]-
12 mtʿn ʿbd-hw bn hwt t[s²y]—
13 nn w-l ḏt yzʾn Tʾl[b]
14 s²wf w-mtʿn ʾdm-hw bny ʿ—
15 mʿly bn bʾs¹tm w-nkym
16 w-nḍʿ w-s²ṣy s²nʾm w-l s¹[ʿ]—
17 d-hmw rḍw w-ḥẓy ʾmr[ʾ-h]—
18 mw Lḥyʿṯt ʾzʾd w-ʾs¹dm
19 Yʿrr w-bn-hmw Rfs²n Yʿll
20 bny S¹ḫymm w-s²ʿb-hmw w-l-
21 wfy-hmw w-wfy ʾbʿl b—
22 yt-hmw b-Tʾlb Rymm |
| 2 | ʾw(ẓ)n: Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931 read ʾwkn |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [....] ʾzʾd and his sons [... ...] 2 [....] and Yrdʿ ʾwẓn, of the family ʿmʿly, 3 vassals of the family S¹ḫymm, dedicated to 4 their Patron Tʾlb Rymm, Lord of 5 Kbdm, the statue in praise because 6 protected and saved His servant ʿmkrb from 7 the physical injury his leg suffered [.] 8 [.] in the city of S²bmm, in the year of 9 ʾlkrb, son of Mʿdʾl, of the family Yhs³ḥm. 10 And they returned expressions of gratitude 11 to their Patron Tʾlb because protected and 12 saved His servant from those physical injuries 13 and because Tʾlb may continue 14 to protect and safe His vassals, the family 15 ʿmʿly, against the harm, mischief, 16 maleficence and the malice of the enemy. And may He 17 grant them the satisfaction and goodwill of their lords 18 Lḥyʿṯt ʾzʾd and ʾs¹dm 19 Yʿrr and their son Rfs²n Yʿll, 20 of the family S¹ḫymm, and their tribe, and for 21 their safety and the safety of the patrons 22 of their house. By Tʾlb Rymm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Asmara, Asmara 11 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 85 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shibām al-Ghirās / Shibām Sukhaym |
| Ancient site | S²bmm |
| Geographical area | Banī Ḥushaysh |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Kbdm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 43-46, n. 25, facsimile and photo | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |