Gl 1371 A 345
Schaffer 1972: pl. V/9
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Measure of letters | 2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [S¹ʿ]dm ʾḏrḥ w-ʾḫy-hw Ḥywm w-bn-[hmw]
2 [..]ḥn bn Brdd hqnyw Tʾlb Rymm [bʿ—
3 l ]Trʿt ḏn ṣlmn l-wfy mrʾ-hmw S²ʿ—
4 [r]m ʾwtr mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn ʾl—
5 hn Nhfn mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn w-wfy
6 mrʾ-hmw Ḥywʿṯtr Yḍʿ bn Hmdn
7 w-l-s¹ʿd-hmw Tʾlb rḍw w-ḥẓy ʾmrʾ-
8 hmw ʾmlkn w-bn Hmdn w-b-ḏt h[... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S¹ʿdm ʾḏrḥ and his brother Ḥywm, and [their] son, 2 [..]ḥn, of the family Brdd, dedicated to Tʾlb Rymm, Lord 3 of Trʿt, this statue, for the well-being of their lord, S²ʿ- 4 rm ʾwtr, king of Sabaʾ and ḏū-Raydān, son of ʾl- 5 hn Nhfn, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Rayadān, and for the well-being 6 of their lord Ḥywʿṯtr Yḍʿ, of the family Hmdn; 7 and may Tʾlb grant them the favour and the goodwill of their lords, 8 the kings, and of the family Hmdn; and because [… ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Riyām |
| Ancient site | Trʿt |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Trʿt |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
It is noteworthy the title of the father of the king. ʿlhn Nhfn usually helds the title of "king of Sabaʾ".
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Schaffer 1972: 27-28, pl. V/9 | Schaffer, Brigitte 1972. Sabäische Inschriften aus verschiedenen Fundorten. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 7. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 282/1). Vienna: Böhlaus in Komm. |