Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | about 3 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
The last two lines are engraved on the left lateral side of the block. | |
9 | The toponym Rḥbtn could be identified with Raḥbān, which lies north of al-Misʿsāl (see Cultural remarks), or with Raḥbatān, north of Ṣanʿāʾ. |
English | |
1 Gdnʿm and Ḥmdʿly and the sons of both of them ʾb- 2 krb and Nʿmgd of the family Ms²frt 3 and Thṯkn and Fqḍtn dedicated to their Lord 4 ʿm ḏ-Dwnm in his 5 temple Ḥṭbm in the town ḏ-Ġ- 6 ylm a bronze statue as[... ...] 7 that they had promised to Him for the safety of (their) lord Nb- 8 ṭm Yhnʿm king of Qatabān in the day 9 in which he carried out a military expedition as far as Rḥbtn against 10 the king of Sabaʾ and the land of Ḥimyar; may ʿm grant 11 them again the favour in each enterprise they will undertake 12 under His command for the safety of their lord Nbṭm Y- 13 hnʿm king of Qatabān and their own safety and the safety in 14 their actions. They committed this statue to ʿm ḏ-Dwnm 15 against everyone may damage it from its place; by ʿ- 16 ṯtr S²rqn and ʿm ḏ-Dwnm and ʾnby 17 S²ymn and Ns²bt 18 and ʿzyn the two protectors of Ḥrb. |
Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 511=AM 757 |
Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
Measures | h. 50, w. 24, th. 16 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Hajar Ibn Ḥumayd |
Ancient site | ḏ-Ġylm / ḏt-Ġylm |
Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿm ḏ-Dwnm ʿd Ḥṭbm |
Link to site record |
CIAS: i, 147-157, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |
Robin and Vogt 1997: 182, cat. 235 | Robin, Christian J. and Vogt, Burkhard (eds) 1997. Yémen, au pays de la reine de Saba. Exposition présentée à l'Institut du monde arabe du 25 octobre 1997 au 28 février 1998. Paris: Flammarion, Institut du Monde Arabe. |