Ḥajj-al-ʿĀdī 58
The figure is rotated 180° with respect to the published image.
al-Hajj 2019: 31, fig. 19
al-Hajj 2019: 31, fig. 19
- The figure is rotated 180° with respect to the published image.
al-Hajj 2019: 31, fig. 19 - al-Hajj 2019: 31, fig. 20
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 [... ... Ḥ](wkm) w-ʾlhw bytn S²bʿn w-b-rdʾ w-tḥ(rg)[ mrʾ-s¹m]
2 [S²](mr) [ Yhrʿ](s²) ḏ-Rydn w-b-rdʾ s²ʿb-s¹m ḏ-Mr(y)[mtm ... ...]
3 [... ... ](w)-(t)qdm w-s¹*h*lk mbrʾ ḏtn ṣwbtn ʿmʾl bn Br[nṭm ... ...]
4 [... ... ]w-ʿs³bm w-S²yṭm b-ʿṯtr w-ʿm w-b Ḥwkm [... ...]
| 2 | The integration of the name of the king is hypothetical. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
[... ...] 1 [... ...] Ḥwkm and gods of the temple S²bʿn, and by the help and the command of [their lord] 2 [... ...] ḏ-Rydn; and with the help of their tribe ḏ-Mrymtm [... ...] 3 [... ...] he directed and realized the construction of these parts of the wall: ʿmʾl, of the family Br[nṭm ... ...] 4 [... ...] and ʿs³bm and S²yṭm; by ʿṯtr, ʿmm and by Ḥwkm [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar al-ʿĀdī |
| Ancient site | Mrymtm |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Hajj 2019: 30-31, figs 19-20 | al-Ḥājj, Muḥammad ʿAlī 2019. History of Maryamah Town (Hajar- al- ʿAdī) in Wādī Ḥarīb in the Light of Its Musnad Inscriptions (7th Century BC – 3rd Century AD). Adūmātū, 40: 7-40. |