Ja 339 TC 1166; Q486; CSAI I, 35
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription has been classified as a construction text for the presence of the verb bny, even though the verb s¹ḥdṯ has the meaning of "renewing the relationship with the god", and therefore the text is also in some way dedicatory. |
TEXT
1 Yṣrʿm ḏ-Tryfm w-ʾlḏr—
2 ʾ bn Qrḍn w-Hwfʿm
3 bn Mrṯdm w-ʾḫh-s¹m Ḥ(s¹)—
4 (d)n bnyw w-s¹ḥd<ṯ> l-ʾnby H(d)—
5 tn
| 2 | the name Qrḍn is attested only here; it is probably a name of group. |
| 3 | as ʾḫh is a plural, Ḥs¹dn must be a name of family. |
| 5 | Hdtn is considered a name of a building rather than an epithet of the god as suggested by Jamme. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Yṣrʿm ḏ-Tryfm and ʾlḏr- 2 ʾ he of Qrḍn and Hwfʿm 3 son of Mrṯdm and their brothers (=clan-fellow) Ḥs¹- 4 dn built and restored for ʾnby (the building) Hd- 5 tn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 440=AM 406 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 25, w. 34, th. 6 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | If the interpretation of Hdtn as a building, or even a sanctuary is correct, the inscription may come from a second sanctuary dedicated to ʾnby, besides the major one, which was called Rṣfm. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1952 a: 180-181, pl. X/b | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques de Ḥeid bin ʿAqil, la nécropole de Timnaʿ (Hagr Koḥlân). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 30). Louvain: Publications universitaires. |