Ḥajj-al-ʿĀdī 51
al-Hajj 2019: 31, fig. 21
- al-Hajj 2019: 31, fig. 21
- al-Hajj 2019: 31, fig. 22
By kind permission of © M. al-Ḥajj
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 s²ʿbn Qwmn ḏ-Mrymtm b-ḏm ʿ—
2 [h]d w-s¹twḍʾ l-ʾln Ḥwkm w-s¹wfy w-
3 [..] wzʾ whb w-s¹qny ʿm-n-s¹ w-Ḥwk—
4 (m) l-ys²m wfy Ys²f w-ʾḫh-s¹ww w-b—
5 n-(s¹)m w-ʾbyt-s¹m w-kl (ʾ)qny-(s¹) (r)—
6 [ṯd Ys²]f Ḥwkm w-ʾlh-s¹ww s¹qnyt[n]
| 1 | It seems completely unlikely that the inscription begins with line 1 for various reasons: instead of the main verb there is a subordinate phrase, the author of the inscription appears on line 4. Another element, although not decisive, is that up to now the inscriptions dedicated by a tribe are construction inscriptions and not dedicatory inscriptions. |
| 3 | Perhaps: l-wzʾ. |
| 6 | At the end, the editor: s¹qnyt-[s¹]. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
[... ...] 1 the tribe Qwmn ḏ-Mrymtm in what (?) 2 was made known and issued by (?) (the oracle of) the god and he offered 3 and again it was given and dedicated by him; may Ḥwkm 4 give assurance of the safety of Ys²h and his brothers and 5 their sons and their houses and all his properties. Ys²f 6 committed to Ḥwkm and His gods the dedication. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| 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 Ḥwkm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Hajj 2019: 31, figs 21-22 | al-Ḥājj, Muḥammad ʿAlī 2019. History of Maryamah Town (Hajar- al- ʿAdī) in Wādī Ḥarīb in the Light of Its Musnad Inscriptions (7th Century BC – 3rd Century AD). Adūmātū, 40: 7-40. |