Laḥj n° 61
Robin 2012: 362, fig. 1
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Marginal Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 ʿm(ʾ)mn w-Wtrm w-Dws¹m bnw Ys²rn w-ʾb—
2 ʾns¹ bny ḏ-S¹frm ʾqwl s²ʿbn S¹frm b(rʾ)—
3 w w-ndb w-hqs²b w-brṯ w-ḥml bʾr-s¹(m) [..]—
4 t kl mbs²rt-s¹ bn mwṯr-s¹ ʿd ʿly-s¹ b-(ḫy)l-s¹—
5 mw w-ʾḫyl ʾlht-s¹m ʿm ḏ-Mbrqm w-ʿṯtr |
6 (ḏ)-ʾmrm w-ḏty Ḥmym ʿṯtry Bs³rm w-ʾ—
7 dhnm w-b-rdʾ w-ḫyl s²ʿb-s¹m S¹frm
| 5-6 | to be noted the form of the plural suffix pronoun: s¹mw instead of the usual s¹m (hypercorrectism following the Sabaic hmw or epigraphic mistake?). |
| 6-7 | we are not sure that Bs³rm and ʾdhnm indicated sanctuaries. |
TRANSLATIONS
| French | |
1 ʿmʾmn, Wtrm et Dws¹m fils de Ys¹rn et ʾb- 2 ʾns¹, banū dhu-Sufārum, princes de la commune de Sufārum, ont édifié, 3 bâti, achevé, muni de ses équipements (?) et mis en service (?) leur puits [..]- 4 t, avec toutes ses installations (?) depuis sa base jusqu'à son sommet, avec leurs propres 5 forces et toutes celles de leurs divinités ʿAmm dhu-Mbrqm, ʿAthtar 6 dhu-ʾmrm, les deux dhat Ḥimyam, les deux ʿithtar de Bs³rm et de ʾ- 7 dhnm, et avec l'aide et les forces de leur commune Sufārum. |
| Robin 2012: 357 | Robin, Christian J. 2012. ʿṯtr au féminin en Arabie méridionale. Pages 333-366 in Alexander V. Sedov (ed.). New research in archaeology and epigraphy of South Arabia and its neighbors. Proceedings of the "Rencontres Sabéennes 15" held in Moscow, May 25th –27th, 2011. Moscow: The State Museum of Oriental Art. [Annexe 1: Un réexamen de CIAS (sic!) I, 206 (Ch. Robin); Annexe 2: Trois inscriptions inédites des Missions Qatabān et Haut-Yāfiʿ (Ch. Robin, M. Arbach, A. Bāṭāyaʿ, I. Gajda, Kh. al-Ḥajj, M. Sālim, J. Schiettecatte)] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Laḥj, 61 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 43, w. 54, th. 20 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Laḥj |
| Ancient site | Lḥgm |
| Geographical area | Laḥj |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: Well |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Same authors as BaBa al-Ḥadd 6=Robin-Bron Masjid al-Nūr 1.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 2012: 356-358, fig. 1 | Robin, Christian J. 2012. ʿṯtr au féminin en Arabie méridionale. Pages 333-366 in Alexander V. Sedov (ed.). New research in archaeology and epigraphy of South Arabia and its neighbors. Proceedings of the "Rencontres Sabéennes 15" held in Moscow, May 25th –27th, 2011. Moscow: The State Museum of Oriental Art. [Annexe 1: Un réexamen de CIAS (sic!) I, 206 (Ch. Robin); Annexe 2: Trois inscriptions inédites des Missions Qatabān et Haut-Yāfiʿ (Ch. Robin, M. Arbach, A. Bāṭāyaʿ, I. Gajda, Kh. al-Ḥajj, M. Sālim, J. Schiettecatte)] |