CIAS 47.11/o 1/F 72 Q 269; Ja 122; CSAI I, 125
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Brʾt ḏt byt Rṯdʾl bn S²ḥz s¹q—
2 nyt ḏt Ḥmym ʿṯtr Yġl ṣlmt ḏ—
3 hbn ḥg-n tkrbt-s¹ l-wfy-s¹ w-wf—
4 y ʾḏn-s¹ w-mqm-s¹ w-qny-s¹ qẓrt
5 ʿm ḏ-Rbḥw rs²wt ʿm ḏ-D←ymt
6 b-Wrwʾl Ġyln Yhnʿm |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Brʾt wife of Rṯdʾl of the family S²ḥz dedi- 2 cated to ḏt Ḥmym, the divinity of Yġl, the bronze sta- 3 tue as she asked Her for her safety and for the safe- 4 ty of her faculties and of her material resources and of her properties; she was Collector of 5 ʿm ḏ-Rbḥw and Priestess of ʿm ḏ-Dymt; 6 by Wrwʾl Ġyln Yhnʿm. |
| 2 | See Robin 2012: 338 for the translation of ʿṯtr. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 56=AM 433 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Bronze; Stone |
| Measures | Stone base: h. 17, w. 26, th. 5.8; bronze statuette: h. 18 |
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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 Yġl of ḏt Ḥmym |
| Notes | We are not sure that Yġl was the name of a temple (see Robin 2012: 342). |
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CULTURAL NOTES
According to J. Ryckmans the mention of ḏt Ḥmym ʿṯtr Yġl (also attested in CSAI II, 4=Ja 1096, whereas in CSAI I,154 =JRy.WBrashear 1 we have ḏt Ḥmym ʿṯtr Bs³rm) is an example of religious syncretism.
Robin 2012: 338 translates ʿṯtr as a substantive.
Robin 2012: 338 translates ʿṯtr as a substantive.
This woman comes from a rich and prestigious family (see CSAI I, 124=CIAS 47.11/o 1). She holds important religious offices and can commission such a splendid, surely expensive, votive object.
The cultual role performed by Brʾt was doubtless of great importance. As her husband (CSAI I, 124=CIAS 47.11/o 1), she was "Collector" of ʿm ḏ-Rbḥw, but she was also "Priestess" of ʿm ḏ-Dymt.
The cultual role performed by Brʾt was doubtless of great importance. As her husband (CSAI I, 124=CIAS 47.11/o 1), she was "Collector" of ʿm ḏ-Rbḥw, but she was also "Priestess" of ʿm ḏ-Dymt.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 131-134, 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] |
| ʿAlī ʿAqīl and Antonini 2007: 134, photos | 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] |
| Robin 2012 | 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)] |