Rb XIV/90 no. 60 SOYCE 2377
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʾqhlm bn Ys²krʾl grbyhn s¹q—
2 ny S¹yn ḏ-Myfʿn ms³ndhn ḏ-s²f—
3 t-s¹ h-bnh-s¹ww k-ymrdwn mrwḥ
4 w-hyf hy ʾlrʾb w-qṣʾ-s¹ b-ḏbḥ
5 s³nym w-tʿs¹m ʾḏn S¹yn b-ḏt s¹—
6 [ʿn ʾq](hlm) w-tḍʾ ʾqhlm b-ʾḏ—
7 [n S¹yn ḏ-Myfʿn nfs¹]-s¹ w-ʾḏn-s¹ w-
8 [... ...]
| 8 | [qny-s¹ w-bn-h-s¹ww ḏhy ](yndʿw) (Frantsouzoff). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾqhlm son of Ys²krʾl the stonemason 2 dedicated to S¹yn ḏ-Myfʿn the inscription that he had promised Him 3 for his children, in order for them to recover from mrwḥ (?) 4 and from the hyf (?) of (i.e.: happened in) the (eponymate) year of ʾlrʾb, and he offered it with a second 5 sacrifice, and the will of S¹yn is generous, because He 6 helped ʾqhlm; and ʾqhlm placed under the will of 7 S¹yn ḏ-Myfʿn his life and his faculties and 8 [.. ...] |
| 3-6, 8 | "In order that they may be delivered from meteorism [or chest disease?] and misfortune thanks to (?) Ilraʾab, and he offered it as another sacrifice"; "[his possessions and his two sons which] may be honoured" (Frantsouzoff). |
| Frantsouzoff 2001 a: 64-65 | Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2001. Epigraphic evidence for the cult of the god Sīn at Raybūn and Shabwa. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 31: 59-67. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Sayʾūn, Museum |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 83, w. 40 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Raybūn |
| Ancient site | Rybn [oasis] |
| Geographical area | Central Ḥaḍramawt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Myfʿn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach 1997: photo | Arbach, Mounir 1997. Inscriptions antiques. Pages 41-43 in Christian J. Robin (ed.). Hadramawt, la vallée inspirée. (Saba, 3-4). Brussels: Amyris. |
| Frantsouzoff 2001 a: 64-65, fig. 3 | Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2001. Epigraphic evidence for the cult of the god Sīn at Raybūn and Shabwa. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 31: 59-67. |
| Prioletta 2005: 316, 318, fig. 10 | Prioletta, Alessia 2005. Appunti per una nuova sistemazione cronologica delle iscrizioni di Raybūn e della valle dello Ḥaḍramawt. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 28: 309-323. |