Yashhal 13 T.02.A/1
Arbach 2016: 265
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...] t[... ...]
2 [... ...]-s¹ww w-ʾs¹-mw bʿl [... ...]
3 [... ... s¹]ṯb l-ʾḏn bʿl Ys²hl ḏ-tʾmnm k(l) [.]
4 [... ... ]b-m s¹wt mrḍn rṯd S¹ʿdʿm bʿl |
5 [Ys²hl ʾḏ](n)-s¹ w-mqm-s¹ w-kl ʾbʿl byt-s¹m w-ṣ—
6 [lmy-s¹ bn] ms¹nkrm bn ʾbrṯ-s¹my b-ʿm w-ʾ—
7 [nby w-ʿm] Ryʿn w-b-ḏt Ṣntm w-ḏt Ẓhrn |
8 [w-ḏt Rḥb]n w-b-mrʾ-s¹ Wrwʾl Ġyln Yhnʿ—
9 [m bn S²hr w]-ʾḫh-s¹ww ʾmlk Qtbn
| 2 | Arbach reads w-ʾs¹mw bʿl (Ys²hl) (k)s³(ʾ). Only the s³ is sure. For ʾs¹mw Arbach hypothesizes: "forme non attestée du pronom indépendant masculin pluriel de la 3° personne". It seems better to analyze: ʾs¹-mw. |
| 3 | The integration s¹]ṯb is probable. The following formula (well attested in Sabaic) is attested for the first time in Qatabanic. It is possible to read b-tʾmnm. |
| 5 | The integration at the beginning of the line is almost sure. |
| 5-6 | Arbach integrates: ṣ[lm-s¹m], but, as he notes, "statues" are probably a dual (see ʾbrṯ-s¹my), so our integration is more probable. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 [... ...] the man himself, the master of [... ...] 3 expressed to the authority of the Lady of Ys²hl gratitude 4 [... ...] during that sickness. S¹ʿdʿm committed to the Lady of 5 Ys²hl his faculty, his goods, all the masters of their house and two 6 statues against whom removes from their places. For ʿm, ʾnby, 7 ʿm Ryʿn, ḏt Ṣntm, ḏt Ẓhrn 8 ḏt Rḥbn, and for his master Wrwʾl Ġyln Yhnʿm, 9 son of S²hr and his brothers, the kings of Qtbn. |
| 2 | Arbach: w-ʾs¹mw bʿl Ys²hl ks³ʾ "et la maîtresse de Yashhal a commandé". |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 34, w. 44, th. 28 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Ys²hl (of the goddess ʾṯrt). |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach 2016: 264-265, fig. | Arbach, Mounir 2016. Annexe : les inscriptions du temple d'Athirat (II. Il tempio di Athirat : rapporto finale degli scavi 1999-2000). Pages 259-287 in Alessandro de Maigret and Christian J. Robin (eds). Gli scavi Italo-Francesi di Tamnaʿ (Repubblica dello Yemen). Rapporto finale. (Orient & Méditerranée, 20). Paris: De Boccard. |