Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
The letters ḫ are dextrograde. | |
2 | S¹yn ḏ-ʿs¹ṭhn (Höfner). |
7-8 | The editors read (Ġl)bm, but it could also be Ġ(b)bm. |
English | |
1 Hs²mr son of Hḥyʿs³t 2 dedicated to S¹yn ḏ-Ws¹ṭhn 3 the inscription he had promised Him, according to 4 the oracle he interpreted and 5 sought for, and in order to confess through this inscription, 6 because he requested 7 on S¹yn's behalf to sell Ġ[.]bm 8 under the authority of His order 9 and as agent (?) of it [... ...] 10 [... ...]. |
5 | Our translation of nḫʾ with "to confess" - which is an unicum in ASA - considers the verb as parallel to tnḫy/ntḫy found in Ancient South Arabian penitential texts. This interpretation remains, however, highly hypothetical. |
German | |
1 Hs²mr, Sohn des Hḥyʿs³t 2 hat gewidmet dem S¹yn ḏ-ʿs¹ṭhn 3 die(se) Inschrift, die er ihm gelobt hatte auf 4 Grund des (Orakel-)Spruches, den er erfahren und ge- 5 sucht hat, und damit er gelange durch die(se) In- 6 schrift zu dem, was er erbeten hat 7 von S¹yn (namlich): dass verkaufe Ġl- 8 bm auf seine Weisung hin und als sein 9 Stellvertreter (oder 'unter seiner Aufsicht' ?) ... 10 ... ... |
2-9 | "... dedicated this inscription which he had promised Him for the oracular declaration which he had received and sought; and may he attain, by means of this inscription, to that which he has asked of S¹yn, (namely) may He (the deity) grant success in his (the dedicant's) business/lawsuit and its outcome ..." (Beeston 1988). |
9 | "... He asked S¹yn so that he should sell Ġlbm according to his agreement and at the price established for it" (Frantsouzoff 1998 b). |
Höfner 1973 | Höfner, Maria 1973. Inschriften aus Ṣirwāḥ, Ḫaulān. (I Teil). Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 8. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 291/1). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. |
Beeston 1988 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1988. Miscellaneous Epigraphic Notes II. Raydān, 5: 5-31. |
Frantsouzoff 1998 b | Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 1998. O vodopol'zovanii v drevnem Vnutrennem Hadramaute. Epigrafika Vostoka, 25: 130-151. |
Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, AM 245 |
Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 66, w. 42 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Raybūn |
Ancient site | Rybn [oasis] |
Geographical area | Central Ḥaḍramawt |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Ws¹ṭhn |
Link to site record |
CIAS: i, 191-194, 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] |
Beeston 1988: 15-16 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1988. Miscellaneous Epigraphic Notes II. Raydān, 5: 5-31. |