Gr 236 Itwa 8
Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 200 a
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- Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 200 a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [... ...] ʾs²wʿ w-S¹ʿds²ms¹m Yrdf [... ...]
2 [... ...] bnw Ḫrdmn hqnyw s²ym-hmw Tʾ—
3 [lb Rym]m bʿl Rḥbn ṯny ṣlmnhn ḥg wqh-hm[w]
4 [l-s¹ʿd-hmw] brwy-hmw ʾs²ms¹ w-Brg w-l wzʾ Tʾlb
5 [ṣdq-hmw] kl ʾmlʾ s¹tmlʾw w-ys¹tmlʾnn b-ʿm-hw
6 [w-l-]wzʾ s¹ʿd-hmw ʾwldm ʾḏkrm w-l s¹ʿd-hmw
7 [ʾṯm]rm hnʾm w-l s¹ʿd-hmw rḍw ʾmrʾ-hmw bny H—
8 [mdn w-l ḫryn-hmw w-s²ʿ]b-hmw bn s²ṣy s²nʾm b-Tʾlb Rymm
| 4 | Instead of l-s¹ʿd-hmw, we can integrate b-ḏt s¹ʿd-hmw. |
| 5 | Instead of ṣdq-hmw we can integrate hwfy-hmw. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] ʾs²wʿ and S¹ʿds²ms¹ Yrdf 2 [... ...] of the family Ḫrdmn, dedicated to Their Patron Tʾ- 3 lb Rymm, the Lord of Rḥbn, two statues, as He commanded them 4 because He granted them their two sons ʾs²ms¹ and Brg; may Tʾlb continue to 5 fulfil all the favours they sought and will seek Him for; 6 may He continue to grant them male children and may He grant them 7 good crops; may He continue to grant them the goodwill of their lords, the family H- 8 mdn; may He save them and their tribe from the malice of ill-wishers. By Tʾlb Rymm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 39, w. 72, th. 27 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Itwa |
| Ancient site | ʾtwtm |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | Found at the north-west border of the village. |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Jabal Riyām |
| Ancient site | Trʿt |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Rḥbn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bauer and Lundin 1998: 84-85, photos 200 a, b | Bauer, Gleb M. and Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1998. Pamjatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. Južnaja Aravija. Part 2: Epigraficheskie pamjiatniki drevnego Jemena. 2. St.-Petersburg: Zentr "Peterburgskoe vostokovedenie". [Akademia nauk, Institut Vostokovedenija, Sankt-Peterburgskiy filial] |