CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

RES 3963 Q 100; CSAI I, 57


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT


   1  S²ʿbm w-bn-s¹ww S²ʿrn w-Yzd w-Hwfʾl
   2  w-Ṯwbʾl bnw Rtbn ẓrbw w-brʾ |
   3  w-s¹wṯr byt-s¹m Yʿd w-ḫṭb-s¹ w-ṣr—
   4  ḥt-s¹ww kl-s¹m glm b-ḥg ʾnby

Apparatus
2the name of group Rtbn is attested only in this inscription.

TRANSLATIONS

CSAI
English

   1  S²ʿbm and his sons S²ʿrn and Yzd and Hwfʾl
   2  and Twbʾl of the family Rtbn gained legal possession, constructed,
   3  and laid the foundation of their house Yʿd and its lower room and its upper
   4  rooms all in its entirety, according to the orders of ʾnby.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house Yʿd
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CULTURAL NOTES

Religion
ʾnby is part of the official Qatabanian pantheon. In the inscriptions commemorating the construction of houses by private citizens,
after the mention of the name and of all the parts of the house, the god appears in the fixed expression "according to the orders of ʾnby(, and let there be no violation thereof)".
This phrase decrees the conclusion of works by the will of the god, and the ratification of ownership.