Ag 1
By kind permission of Fahmī al-Aġbarī
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Cast | ||
| Measure of letters | 1.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Dʿmm w-ʿbdm w-Rm <w>-
2 bny-hmw Krb(ʿ)ṯt bny
3 Ḫzʿl ʾs¹nwn ʾdm bny ʿṣ—
4 ryn hqnyw s²ym-hmw ʾlmq—
5 hw bʿl Ḥdṯnn ms³ndn l-wf—
6 y-hmw w-wfy ḏ-qnyw w-ḏ-yqn—
7 ynn w-l-s¹ʿd-hmw ḥẓy w-rḍ
8 ʾmrʾ-hmw w-s²ʿb-hmw w-l-
9 ḫryn-hmw bn bʾs¹tm w-nḍ—
10 [ʿ w-]s²ṣy s²nʾm b-ʾlmqhw b—
11 [ʿl Ḥdṯnn]
| 7 | rḍ instead of the usual rḍw/rḍy. |
| 11 | The last line, now lost, was written on the edge of the plaque. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Dʿmm, ʿbdm and Rm and 2 their son Krbʿṯt descendants of 3 Ḫzʿl ʾs¹nwn vassals of the banū ʿṣ- 4 ryn, dedicated to their Patron ʾlmqh 5 Master of Ḥdṯnn this inscription, for their safety 6 and the safety of what they possess and will ever possess; 7 and may He grant them the goodwill and satisfaction of 8 their lords and their tribe, and may He deliver them 9 from the harm, maleficence 10 and malice of any enemy, by ʾlmqh 11 Master of Ḥdṯnn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 24, w. 17 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqhw bʿl Ḥdṯnn |
| Notes | Possibly from Nāʿiṭ, where there was the sanctuary of Taʾlab bʿl Ḥdṯnn. |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The invocation to Almaqah master of Ḥdṯnn is interesting. This name was only known as the sanctuary of the god Taʾlab Rymm located in Nāʿiṭ (cf. e.g. CIAS 34.51/o 6, CIH 352, Moussaieff 13).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Aġbarī 2009: 22, fig. 1 | al-Aġbarī, Fahmī 2009. Naqš sabaʾī ǧadīd min nuqūš al-ihdāʾāt. Abǧadiyyāt, 4: 21-27. |