Ḥajj-al-ʿĀdī 56
al-Hajj 2019: 30, figs 17-18
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 s²(ʿ)b(n) (ḏ)-Mrymtm ʾs¹dm (q)[... ...]
2 ʾs¹dm y(ṯw)b b-ʿl((bʿl))-s¹m[ ... ... w-s¹]—
3 wṯr w-s¹s²qr mrs³ʿt m(ḥ)[fd-s¹m ... ...]
4 Thwnʿ bn mṯbm ṯwbw (l)-(ʾl)-(s¹m) (Ḥ)[wkm ... ...]
5 ʾl-s¹m Ḥwkm Nbṭ w-b-rdʾ (w)-(tḥrg)[ mrʾ-s¹m S²mr Yhrʿ]—
6 s² ḏ-Rydn w-b-mns²ʾ s²(ʿb)-(s¹m) (B)kl[m ḏ-Mrymtm w-tq]—
7 dmw w-s¹hlk ḏn ʿs²qn (Yṯʿk)[rb ... ...]
8 [bn] S¹flyn w-ʿmʾl bn (Brn)[ṭm]
| 2 | At the beginning of the lacuna, al-Ḥajj integrates [Ḥwkm … …]. The integration seems very unlikely. The god is always called ʾl and not bʿl. |
| 5-6 | The integration: S²mr Yhrʿs² is hypothetical. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 The tribe of Mrymtm, people [... ...] 2 the person who offers (?) [... ...] 3 laid foundations and completed the construction of their tower [... ...] 4 Thwnʿ by means of offerings they offered to their god Ḥwkm [... ...] 5 their god Ḥwkm Nbṭ, by the help and command of [their lord ... ...] 6 ḏ-Rydn and by the mobilization of their tribe Bk[lm ḏ-Mrymtm ... ...] 7 and those who directed and realized this construction are Yṯʿk[rb ... ...] 8 of the family S¹flyn and ʿmʾl of the family Brn[ṭm ... ...] |
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 |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Hajj 2019: 30, figs 17-18 | 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. |