FB-al-Ādī 1
Bron 2010 a: 173, fig. 8
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Cast | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Hwfʿm ʾʿzz bn S²krʾl w-Whbʾl w-Ys²rḥʾl w-Hwfʾl w-Mʿdʾl bnw ʾ—
2 brn s¹qny ʿṯtr bʿl Bnʾ w-ʿm w-Ḥwkm w-ʾlhy bytn Lbḫ mṣrb ḏh—
3 bn w-mwqnt-s¹ b-ḏtm tkrb-s¹ rṯd Hwfʿm ʿṯtr bʿl Bnʾ w-ʿm w-Ḥwkm |
4 w-ʾlhy bytn Lbḫ ʾḏn-s¹ w-bn-s¹ww ʾlzʾd w-Rḍwn w-Nbṭʿm w-Ys²rḥʾl
5 w-kl ʾ<w>ld-s¹m w-ʾqny-s¹m w-ʾbyt-s¹m b-ʿṯtr w-b-ʿm w-b ʾnby w-b Ḥwkm
6 w-b mrʾ-s¹ S²hr Ygl Yhrgb mlk Qtbn w-b s²ʿb-s¹ Bklm ḏ-Mrymtm
| 1 | the dedication is made by Hwfʿm (the verb at l. 2 is singular), but it is impossible that all the names in the line 1 were names of several fathers. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hwfʿm ʾʿzz, son of S²krʾl, Whbʾl, Ys²rḥʾl, Hwfʾl, Mʿdʾl, of the family 2 ʾbrn, dedicated to ʿṯtr, Lord of Bnʾ, to ʿmm and to Ḥwkm and to the gods of the temple Lbḫ the altar of bronze 3 and his relief carving, as he asked Him. Hwfʿm committed to ʿṯtr, Lord of Bnʾ, ʿmm, Ḥwkm, 4 and the gods of the temple Lbḫ his faculties and his sons ʾlzʿd, Rḍwn, Nbṭʿm, Ys²rḥʾl 5 and all their children, their goods, their houses. By ʿṯtr, by ʿmm, by ʾnby, by Ḥwkm, 6 by his lord S²hr Ygl Yhrgb, king of Qatabān, and by his tribe Bklm ḏ-Mrymtm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar al-ʿĀdī |
| Ancient site | Mrymtm |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr bʿl Bnʾ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 2010 a: 172-173, fig. 8 | Bron, François 2010. Nouvelles inscriptions sudarabiques. Semitica et Classica, 3: 163-175. |