Ja 2195 Q 681; CSAI I, 138
Simpson 2002: 172, cat. 219
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 Hmtʿm Ḏrḥn ḏ-Ḏhbn s¹qny |
2 ʾl-s¹ w-mrʾ-s¹ Bʿl Yġl ydm |
3 ms¹ṣbḥtm w-s¹qnytm ḥg ts²—
4 ft-s¹ w-s¹ʾmnt-s¹ rṯd Bʿl Yġ—
5 l ʾḏn-s¹ w-mqm-s¹ w-s¹qnyt-s¹ |
6 bn ms¹nkrm bn brṯ-s¹ b-ʿm w-
7 ʾnby w-ḏt Ḥmy—
8 m w-Bʿl [.]lbn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hmtʿm Ḏrḥn ḏ-Ḏhbn dedicated 2 to his God and his Lord, the Master of Yġl one hand 3 as a lamp and as a dedication according to his 4 promise and His protection; he has committed to the Master of Yġ- 5 l his faculties and his material resources and his dedication 6 against everyone who may damage it from its place; by ʿm and 7 ʾnby and ḏt Ḥmy- 8 m and Bʿl [.]lbn. |
| German | |
1 Hmtʿm Ḏrḥn ḏ- Ḏhbn hat seinem Gott und Herrn 2 Bʿl Yġl eine lichtspendende Hand 3 und eine Widmung gewidmet, so wie er (sc. Hmtʿm) 4 bei ihr (sc. Bʿl Yġl) um Versprechungen nachgesucht hat, und sie hat ihm (diese) sichergestellt |
| Multhoff 2010 b: 32 | Multhoff, Anne 2010. tfʿl/ftʿl − Die verbalen T-Stämme im Altsüdarabischen. Folia Orientalia, 47: 20-69. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Washington, American Foundation for the Study of Man, TS 1121 |
| Support type | Artefact » Lamp |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 20.5 , w. 14, d. lamp 11.6 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Bʿl Yġl |
| Notes | This lamp was found beneath the statue of the "Lady Bar'at" (CIAS 47.11/o 1/F 72=CSAI I, 125), near the southern gate of Timnaʿ. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1970 a: 178-179, pl. VII | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1970. A Qatabanian Bronze Votive Lamp Offering. Bibliotheca Orientalis, 27/3-4: 178-179. |
| Simpson 2002: 172, cat. 219 | Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London] |
| ʿAlī ʿAqīl and Antonini 2007: 209, photo | ʿAlī ʿAqīl,ʿAzza and Antonini, Sabina 2007. Bronzi sudarabici di periodo preislamico. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 3. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |