YM 14556 CSAI I, 114
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 ʿlyn bn Ḏrʾn w-S²ʿbm ḏ-Ḏrʾn s¹ḥdṯ ṣʾrtn bn mbʿl ʾln b-Bnʾ w-s¹qnym ks³ʾ b-Bnʾ w-Lbnn w-ḥrmt bn ṭrd bn Bnʾ ḥg ḥrgw b-ms¹ʾl-s¹m
2 Ḏrʾn Bnʾ Lbnn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿlyn, of the family Ḏrʾn, and S²ʿbm, of the family Ḏrʾn, consecrated two bowls from the property of the god in the temple of Bnʾ and as a dedication it is found in Bnʾ and in Lbnn and it was forbidden to move from Bnʾ, as They ordered in Their oracle. 2 Ḏrʾn Bnʾ Lbnn. |
| 1 | The translation of ṣʾrtn as an indeterminate dual is purely hypothetical. The dedications are in two temples, but the substantive could be a determinate singular. The substantive is a hapax, without any sure Semitic etymology (see Müller 2002: 7). The fact that the god to whom the dedication is made is not mentioned is uncommon. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM14556 |
| Support type | Artefact » Container » Bowl |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | d. 100, h. 48 |
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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 Bnʾ |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, Walter W. 2002: 5-13, photos | Müller, Walter W. 2002. Die qatabanische Inschrift auf einem Bronzekessel aus Timnaʿ. Mare Erythraeum, 5: 5-13. |