RES 4014 RW 131; Chelhod 26
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 118, n. 88
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 4 |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 (ʾ)k(y)f w-(b)n-hw (b)nw [....]s¹[...]
2 [ḥmdm] b-ḏt hwfy Tʾlb ʿbd-(h)[w ...]
3 [w-l-w]f[y] bny-hw Mrṯdm w-ʾḫ-h[w ....]
4 w-l-s¹(ʿd)-hmw ḥẓy w-rḍw (m)[rʾ-hmw ...]
5 [w-l s¹ʿ](d)-hmw ʾṯmr ṣdqm [....]
6 [ʿdy ʾrḍ-hmw w-ʾs¹rr-hm]w w-m[s²]y[mt-hmw]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾkyf and his son, of the family [... ...] 2 [in praise] because Tʾlb gratified His servant [...] 3 and for the safety of his son Mrṯdm and of his brother [....] 4 and may He grant them the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord [... ...] 5 and He may grant them perfect fruits [....] 6 in their lands and their valleys and in their fields. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 30, w. 25 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥāz |
| Ancient site | Ḥzym |
| Geographical area | Hamdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | The stone inscription is reemployed in an arched doorway. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 118-119, n. 88 (Facsimile) | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |