FB-Ḥawkam 6
Bron 2013 b: 191, fig. 5
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 Mʿdkrb w-ʿmḏkr bnw ʾlʿz bn Brnṭ—
2 m s¹qnyw Ḥwkm s¹qnyt ḏhbn bn frʿ—
3 m w-ʿs²rm frʿw w-ʿs²r l-Ḥwkm bn ʿs³b—
4 t-s¹my ḥg-km ḥrg-s¹my Ḥwkm b-ms¹ʾl-s¹ |
5 w-ywm mtʿ-s¹my Ḥwkm bn ʾʾrḫm qbl b-
6 ʿl-s¹my w-l-yzʾ Ḥwkm mtʿ-s¹my bn kl
7 bʾs¹m w-nkytm rṯdw Ḥwkm ʾnfs¹-s¹my |
8 w-ʾʾḏn-s¹my w-kl ʾwld-s¹my w-qny-s¹my b-ʿm
9 w-b ʾnby w-b ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḥṭbm w-b ḏt Ṣntm
10 w-b ḏt Ẓhrn w-b s²ʿb-s¹my Bklm ḏ-Mrymtm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Mʿdkrb and ʿmḏkr, sons of ʾlʿz, of the family Brnṭ- 2 m dedicated to Ḥwkm the dedication of bronze from the tribute 3 and the tithe they payed and gave to Ḥwkm from their 4 properties, as Ḥwkm ordered them in His oracle, 5 when Ḥwkm saved them against things that happened to 6 them. Might Ḥwkm continue to save them against all 7 evil and harm. They committed to Ḥwkm their lives 8 and their faculties and all their sons and their goods. By ʿm, 9 by ʾnby, by ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḥṭbm, by ḏt Ṣntm, 10 by ḏt Ẓhrn and by their tribe Bklm ḏ-Mrymtm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque |
| 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 |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 2013 b: 191-192, fig. 5 | Bron, François 2013. Nouvelles inscriptions sudarabiques. 2. Semitica et Classica, 6: 187-194. |