Ja 2439 Q 772; CSAI I, 160
Bron 1992: 28
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 4 |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| In Avanzini 2004 a: 196 the inscription is dated in the period D for palaeographic reasons; but a king Ydʿʾb in this period is not attested. |
TEXT
1 b-ʾḏn ʿm ḏ-Ẓrm ʿbd-k ʾls²wʿ
2 | Rmln w-Nhbn ḥbs²y Ydʿ—
3 ʾb mlk Qtbn w-bs²w
| 3 | bs²w can be a second tribe/territory of which Ydʿʾb was king, or it could be a mistake for the god's name Blw. As another hypothesis we could imagine a system of acronyms: b-s²-w. It is difficult to read another line in the photo, but we can also speculate: b-s²(ʿ)[b-s¹]. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 By the will of ʿm ḏ-Ẓrm your servant ʾls²wʿ 2 Rmln and Nhbn the two officers of Ydʿ- 3 ʾb king of Qatabān and bs²w. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 18, w. 48, th. 35.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-ʿĀdiyya |
| Ancient site | Rḥb (?) |
| Geographical area | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1972: 45-46, pl. 12, facsimile | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1972. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe III. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A206336#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed] |
| Bron 1992: 28, photo | Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites. |